The DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid

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Scientists have now confirmed the orbit of a 160m-wide (520ft) space rock known as Dimorphos was altered when the Dart probe struck it head on last month.

Researchers came to the conclusion after making measurements using a range of space and Earth-based telescopes.

The mission was conceived to test a potential strategy to defend the Earth against threatening objects.

Dart's achievement proves such an idea would work, provided it was initiated early enough and the target wasn't overly massive.

"This mission shows that Nasa is trying to be ready for whatever the Universe throws at us," said agency administrator Bill Nelson.

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Christine Sorrento
2 hours ago
An asteroid may miss earth but may hit another asteroid and cause a domino effect

Good news - The DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid.

Bad news - It is now headed directly for earth.

jk.

butterfly effect?

now it’s heading towards us? great job guys.

Have just been reading up on this.

The data gained in the future will prove invaluable in dealing with an Asteroid that is going to impact Earth.


It allows Scientists to now work out the best distance/moment
from Earth to intercept an Asteroid and knock it of course

Asteroid warfare?

Yep. God is probably shaking his head and muttering, those dumbasses

MIC will be aiming asteroids at targets now?

someone said painting it white would work.

so how much did it move it because it looked pretty petty to me

This planet had a balance and we managed to alter it. The universe has a finer balance. Ours is the only planet surrounded by garbage..from Sputnik to Starlink.

"scientists"


can't wait to see them publish all the data necessary to recreate such a feat. Chain of custody documents would be interesting too.

we all watched it live ice age fuck ball!

In other words, NASA's commercial worked. They can still take money from us.

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asyro turd did have have observed impact, did you see the effect?



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Just like the moon landing?

Did it slam or stop?

Mission records state it came to rest not crashed...

They are so proud of themselves for changing the natural course of an asteroid. What could possibly go wrong?? Trust the science. Don’t look up.

"I KNOW IT'S REAL, I SAW IT ON T.V. YOU STONE AGE NEANDERTHAL"

How long before they adjust them and use as weapons?

Imagine if dinosaurs had been carshing satellites into asteroids.

THEY KNOW WORMWOOD IS COMING

IT WILL NOT BE STOPPED

It seems more efficient to me, especially when it comes to larger and faster moving objects, to create hitchhiker drones that attach then use propulsion systems to gradually push the object off course in a controlled manner, rather than slamming into it, going dark, and waiting weeks to see if it moved.

How does a satellite crashing head on in to a dust ball change trajectory? Wouldnt it just Have it's mass added to the asteroid thus negating minute velocity change since dustball asteroid would distribute the force of the crash to area very effectively?

This is the dumbest shit nasa has put out and goes against laws of physics.