NASA Will Change the Course of a Meteor with ‘DART’

Humanity, which left footprints on the surface of the Moon, had exploration vehicles on Mars, and shattered spacecraft on Jupiter and Saturn, is now turning its eyes to asteroids. But this time it’s not our curiosity fear and anxiety Our emotions are in the foreground.

Announcing its project called DART about two years ago, NASA stated that they would take a new step in the field of space defense. approaching asteroids. the DART spacecraft, which will be used to change course and is scheduled to launch this month. first crash test In September/October of 2022 to do. which will pass close to Earth orbit Didymos and traveling with it dimorphos An asteroid named NASA was chosen as the victim for this mission.

The spacecraft, scheduled to launch this month, will collide with the meteorite and change its direction:

The main purpose of this project is to test how we can protect ourselves in case of a meteorite that may pose a threat to the Earth in the future.. November 24, 2021 and February 15, 2022 Meteorites that DART, which is planned to be launched between does not pose a threat to us. This is actually the reason why scientists chose the meteorites they call Didymos and Dimorphos. In case things go wrong there will be no threat is foreseen.

weight 550 kilograms with the DART spacecraft, Dimorphos to collide directly will be sent for. In this mission, which will present the first data that scientists will obtain in this field, the DART spacecraft will examine closely how much the small asteroid has changed its direction. NASA suggests that with this mission, the relationship between ‘humanity’ and the Solar System will gain a new dimension. What are your thoughts on this subject? Can an asteroid that could pose a threat to Earth in the future be prevented in this way? You can share your thoughts in the comments section.