NASA DART Mission Successfully Completed

NASA’s announced in 2017 The DART system is designed to protect our planet against external threats such as asteroids and To prevent us from ending up like dinosaurs was designed.

After some minor disruptions and delays, the first attempt of the DART mission has been launched in recent weeks. a Dimorphos asteroid that poses no threat to our planet was done on. In the statement made today, information about the results of the test was shared.

Asteroid successfully changed direction

In the statement, it was announced that the orbit of Dimorphos was successfully changed. In addition to the destruction of the asteroid, critical information was also shared about the duration and shape of the mission. The orbit of his “brother” Didymos, located right next to it, was used to destroy this small asteroid. Just a fridge-sized DART toolper hour using Didymos’ orbit 26 thousand kilometers accelerated and managed to change its trajectory by colliding with the small asteroid.

NASA scientists, 11 hours 55 minutes of the DART task designated as 11 hours 23 minutes announced its completion. In simulation tests by the engineers, the DART tool was expected to shorten the mission time by 10 minutes, but the mission time shortened by exactly 32 minutes.

Making a statement on the subject, NASA administrator Bill Nelson said, “This mission is NASA’s He is ready for any danger from the universe. proves it.” and congratulated the success of the project and NASA scientists.

Also, if a similar opportunity arises in the near future, the DART mission will may be repeated on a larger asteroid. was also announced.