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NASA s DART Smacks Asteroid Dimorphos—A First | Aviation Week Network

NASA's probe slammed into a targeted asteroid on Sept. 26 to demonstrate a kinetic impact strategy as a potential means of shielding the Earth from a disastrous collision in future.

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Watch NASA s DART spacecraft hit bullseye by smashing into an asteroid

The craft traveled 7 million miles (11 million kilometers) and hit just 56 feet (17 meters) off center.

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NASA s DART Mission Hits Asteroid

For the mission, NASA attempted to move an asteroid in space as part of the agency’s planetary defense strategy.

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NASA s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid

While the asteroid, Dimorphos, was not at risk of impacting Earth, this demonstration could determine how to deflect space rocks that could pose a threat to Earth in the future.

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NASA s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid

The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launched 10 months ago.

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