Earth’s Planetary Defender!

Описание: The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is the first mission designed to test planetary defense by altering an asteroid's trajectory. Launched by NASA on November 24, 2021, DART aimed to crash into a small asteroid called Dimorphos—the moon of a larger asteroid, Didymos—to change its orbit.

On September 26, 2022, DART successfully impacted Dimorphos at a speed of about 6.6 km/s, demonstrating that a kinetic impact could be used to protect Earth from potential asteroid threats. The mission provided crucial insights into how we can deflect hazardous asteroids in the future.