Double Asteroid Redirection Test

• Earth may now have viable defence against planet-killing asteroids, NASA says

  Scientists are optimistic that NASA can use rockets to defend Earth from asteroids, according to new studies analyzing the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission.

  Science

  Mar 3, 2023
  
• Can we stop an asteroid from hitting Earth?

  NASA has been working on a planetary defence system with the goal of keeping us safe from a big asteroid that could kill us all.

  Science

  Feb 4, 2023
  
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• NASA sends spacecraft to smash into asteroid, hoping to prevent future ‘Armageddon’

  The DART technique could prove useful for altering the course of an asteroid before it bears down on Earth with the potential for catastrophe.

  Science

  Nov 24, 2021