Asteroid Impact Mission
NASA plans to collide a spacecraft with the asteroid Dimorphos, a smaller companion to the larger asteroid Didymos, to test the feasibility of asteroid deflection. The impact, akin to ramming a golf cart into the Great Pyramid, is expected to slightly alter Dimorphos' orbit, providing measurable data that could prove crucial for planetary defense. Observations will track the dimming of Didymos as Dimorphos passes in front, allowing scientists to analyze the effects of the collision.In this clip
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