Can we really deflect an asteroid by crashing into it? Nobody knows, but we are excited to try
Can we really deflect an asteroid by crashing into it? Nobody knows, but we are excited to try: Animation of the Dart mission. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days by crashing into an asteroid at 24,000 kilometres …