DART MISSION
WHAT IS DART Mission DART ( Double Asteroid Redirection Test) was the first-ever mission dedicated to investigating and demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection by changing an asteroid's motion in space through kinetic impact. OBJECTIVES OF DART MISSION An unmanned spacecraft, launched 10 months ago, collided with an asteroid — which itself was moving at an astounding pace — at 15,000 kmph, destroying itself. By doing so, NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) has come very close to hitting its mark. The objective of the mission is to ensure that asteroids capable of reaching the earth’s surface and causing loss of life. So, kudos are clearly in order to the fine people at NASA and Johns Hopkins University, who pulled off the feat that will almost certainly save lives one day. TARGETS OF DARTS MISSION DART's target is the binary asteroid system Didymos, which means "twin" in Greek. Didymos is the ideal candidate for humankind's first planetary de...