New NASA DART findings finally validated kinetic impact as one of the independent space agency's planetary defense methods. A placard hangs on the wall during the Double Asteroid Redirection Test ...
What would we do if we spotted a hazardous asteroid on a collision course with Earth? Could we deflect it safely to prevent the impact? Last year, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) ...
China’s proposed planetary defense mission would test the same kinetic impactor technique demonstrated by NASA’s DART mission. Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/Jon Emmerich BUSAN, South Korea — China has changed ...