"Unveiled" Channel on YouTube shows what it is that NASA is worried about. Earth needs defending.
The so-called Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is interesting. Launched in November, 2021, this is one of NASA’s most ambitious planetary defense projects to date. The SpaceX head, Elon Musk, even says it could "avenge the dinosaurs"! This informative video takes a closer look.
Unveiled gives you incredible answers to extraordinary questions!
0:00 Intro
0:46 What is the NASA DART Mission?
3:54 NASA and International Partners
4:52 Should We Be Worried?
6:19 Why Do We Need the DART Mission?
7:41 Conclusions
The fascinating Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). In September 2022, a certain space probe is set to deliberately crash into the minor-planet moon Dimorphos of the double asteroid Didymos to assess the future potential of a spacecraft impact to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth through a transference of momentum.
DART is a joint project between NASA and the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). It is being administered by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office, and several NASA laboratories and certain offices are providing technical support. International partners, such as the space agencies of European Space Agency (ESA), Italian Space Agency (ASI), and JAXA Japan, are contributing to related or subsequent certain projects. In August 2018, NASA approved the project to start the final design and important assembly phase. The interesting DART spacecraft was successfully launched on 24 November 2021, with collision slated for 26 September 2022 to 2 October 2022. Check the news after the collision to see the results.
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