Asteroids vs Earth – Researchers aim to move an asteroid @newsblackbird

The #DART mission’s target isn’t asteroid Didymos itself, but its smaller moon called Dimorphos. DART will collide with Dimorphos at over 6 kilometers/second in September next year, destroying the spacecraft, but slightly moving the asteroid moon.

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Finding out exactly what happened to Dimorphos is the task of the second spacecraft, the European Space Agency #Hera Mission. Professor Fitzsimmons is a member of the Science Management Board for the ESA spacecraft.

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Asteroids vs Earth – Researchers aim to move an asteroid @newsblackbird

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