Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): Analysis of data obtained over the past two weeks by NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) investigation team shows the spacecraft's kinetic impact with its target asteroid, Dimorphos, successfully altered the asteroid's orbit. This marks humanity's first time purposely changing the motion of a celestial object and the first full-scale demonstration of asteroid deflection technology.
Washington [US], October 12 (ANI): NASA announced that its experimental spacecraft Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully altered the orbit of asteroid Dimorphos.
Washington [US], May 25 (ANI): As NASA's exploration continues to push boundaries, a new solar sail concept selected by the agency for development toward a demonstration mission could carry science to new destinations.
Washington [US], November 24 (ANI): Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), a new mission was launched by NASA on Wednesday to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or comet hazards.
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