Could we really deflect an asteroid heading for Earth? An expert explains NASA's latest DART mission
- Written by: Gail Iles, Senior Lecturer in Physics, RMIT University
ShutterstockA NASA spacecraft the size of a golf cart has been directed to smash into an asteroid, with the intention of knocking it slightly off course. The test aims to demonstrate our technological readiness in case an actual asteroid threat is detected in the future.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) lifted off aboard a SpaceX rocket...
