Dart: Asteroid deflection experiment boosted by debris
The Nasa probe that slammed into a space rock to change its path was helped by the mess it made.
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The Nasa probe that slammed into a space rock to change its path was helped by the mess it made.
When NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft slammed into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, the impact certainly left a mark.
The insights gained from the collision are helping scientists learn how this planetary defense technique might be used in the future.
The Nasa probe that slammed into a space rock to change its path was helped by the mess it made.
Before the impact, the moonlet took 11 hours and 55 minutes to circle its parent asteroid. Scientists had hoped to shave off 10 minutes but Nelson said the impact shortened the asteroid's orbit by about 32 minutes