Can We Stop an Asteroid from Hitting Earth? DART Mission Results
Channel: Life and the Universe
Date: 2023-03-27

What happens when an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth? Can we defend ourselves against it? In this episode, we look at the DART mission, which tested the kinetic impactor technique of hitting an asteroid with a fast-moving object. We discuss the results of the mission, which demonstrated the viability of kinetic impactor technology in planetary defense. We also explore the dangers of small asteroids that are difficult to detect and the debris that they can produce.

Source article https://phys.org/news/2023-03-results-nasa-dart-planetary-defense.html

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