Double Asteroid Redirection Test

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was the first experiment in planetary defense, the possible redirection of a dangerous asteroid away from a collision with Earth. On September 26, 2022, DART collided with the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos. Dimorphos orbited Didymos…

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was the first such experiment in planetary defense. On September 26, 2022, the DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos. Dimorphos orbited Didymos every 11 hours and 55 minutes. Mission scientists considered success…

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission was the first experiment in altering an asteroid’s orbit and thus in possibly preventing an NEO collision with Earth. On September 26, 2022, the DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos. Dimorphos orbited…

…deflecting an asteroid was the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. On September 26, 2022, the DART spacecraft collided with the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos. Dimorphos orbited Didymos every 11 hours and 55 minutes. Mission scientists considered success to be the alteration of Dimorphos’s orbit by…