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.
  • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    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.