NASA has launched its DART mission amid concerns that an asteroid could hit Earth. The first move within the scope of the project will be made soon.
NASA, which has been Earth’s gateway to space since 1958, has been counting down to its DART mission to remove potentially dangerous objects from its path for our planet. The agency said: “We are not In the coming months, dart is putting its finishing touches on colliding the spacecraft with a giant asteroid called Dimorphos.
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NASA’s DART mission, launched in the near future amid concerns that a large asteroid could hit our planet, was launched last year with a total budget of $325 million. The agency said: “We are not At this point, in late November, he launched the Dart into space.
NASA, however, has drawn up an artificial collision plan to prevent threats that could cause continental destruction if it hits Earth in the future. In this context, the anxious wait began for the Dart spacecraft to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos, which was set at 23,000 km/h.
The agency’s main goal here is not to destroy the asteroid, but rather to change course. Apart from that, the impact of the collision can be observed through telescopes located 7 million miles away, on Earth.
Andy Cheng, chief scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, which came up with the idea for the DART project, said in a statement:
It’s so exciting that something we’ve been thinking about for 20 years is happening, like a dream come true.
If we open the main purpose of the project a little more;
Objects the size of Dimorphos are highly dangerous. Because it can create explosions, devastate populated areas and cause tens of thousands of casualties. Asteroids larger than 300 meters in diameter can cause destruction across the continent, while those larger than 1 kilometer will be effective worldwide. Therefore, this task is of great importance in taking measures against potential dangers.
