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The DART mission changed how two asteroids orbit the sun
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The DART mission changed how two asteroids orbit the sun

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The NASA DART spacecraft shifted the orbits of two asteroids around the sun after intentionally crashing into one of them.

In 2022, a NASA spacecraft intentionally barreled into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos during a planetary defense test. The objective was to assess whether humanity could protect Earth from cosmic threats, such as space rocks. New observations now reveal... [6013 chars]

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Source: CNN

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