Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Double Asteroid Redirection Test was a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects. It was designed to assess how much a spacecraft impact deflects an asteroid through its transfer of momentum when... Wikipedia
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Oct 14, 2022 · The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission successfully crashed a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos on Sept. 26, 2022.
After the impact, this same technique will reveal the change in the orbit of Dimoprhos by comparison to measurements prior to impact. The timing of the DART ...