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Explained | The NASA spacecraft-asteroid collision

What is the ‘kick’ method which was used to deflect an asteroid headed towards earth? How can the technique be further utilised for space mining technologies?

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to test one potential approach that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth. David Barnhart…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022

NASA successfully crashes satellite into asteroid in world-first planetary defense test

The technology could one day be used to defend Earth from hazardous asteroid or comets.

Axios · Sep 26, 2022

Nasa spacecraft set to smash into asteroid in planetary protection test mission

Dart spacecraft will collide with Dimorphos on Tuesday with aim to deflect the asteroid.

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Can we really deflect an asteroid by crashing into it? Nobody knows, but we are excited to try

Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days by crashing into an asteroid at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, Dart is about the size of a bus and was created…

The Conversation · Sep 21, 2022