The recent DART mission successfully changed the trajectory of an asteroid as a test of planetary defense, NASA says
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The DART mission, a full-scale demonstration of deflection technology, was the world’s first conducted on behalf of planetary defense. The mission was also the first time humanity intentionally changed the motion of a celestial object in space. Prior to impact, it took Dimorphos 11 hours and 55 minutes to orbit its larger parent asteroid Didymos.
is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. ’s exceptional team and partners from around the world.” Neither Dimorphos nor Didymos pose a threat to Earth, but the double-asteroid system was a perfect target to test deflection technology, according to the DART team. “For the first time ever, humanity has changed the orbit of a planetary object,” said Lori Glaze, director of the Planetary Science Division at
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