Scientists hail DART success 6 months after asteroid crash
Scientists shared the latest results from the DART mission this week, six months after its impact into the asteroid Dimorphos.
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Scientists shared the latest results from the DART mission this week, six months after its impact into the asteroid Dimorphos.
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Smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid isn't NASA's usual approach to planetary science, but DART's impact was certainly an opportunity nonetheless.
This is the first successful test of our ability to redirect potentially cataclysmic asteroids.The asteroid's orbit changed by more than half an hour.
Continue reading to learn how a planetary defense test's DART hit altered an asteroid's orbit.