NASA's DART mission showed that if we detect a dangerous asteroid headed toward Earth, knocking it off course with a spacecraft is a potential option.
  • Joe Dyrt@lemmy.ml
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    5 months ago

    “Humans can indeed move an asteroid.” By crashing into the asteroid at more than 4 miles per second!

    • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      5 months ago

      Sir Isaac Newton is “the deadliest son-of-a-removed in space”

      It’s interesting how much extra thrust they got from expelled ejecta. That was one of the big unknowns.