Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs).
It was launched from Earth in November 2021. The mission will deliberately crash a space probe into the minor-planet moon Dimorphos of the double asteroid Didymos to assess the future potential of a spacecraft impact to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth through a transference of momentum.
The collision is slated for September 26, 2022 at 23:14 UTC.
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It was launched from Earth in November 2021. The mission will deliberately crash a space probe into the minor-planet moon Dimorphos of the double asteroid Didymos to assess the future potential of a spacecraft impact to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth through a transference of momentum.
The collision is slated for September 26, 2022 at 23:14 UTC.
#DART #dartmission
