Cape Canaveral, Florida – NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it smashes into Dimorphos, a small asteroid orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. If the impact is successful, it will slightly alter the motion of the asteroid. It’s a test of deflection technology that could one day be used to protect Earth if a space rock is identified on an impact path with our planet. Currently, there are no asteroids (including Didymus and Demorphos) that are expected to hit our world. Here’s…
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