Big Success For NASA, Asteroid And Space Craft Collide For The First Time

NASA Dart Mission: NASA's Dart space mission has been successful. In this mission, the Dart spacecraft successfully collided with an asteroid in space. The purpose of this mission was to change the direction and speed of the asteroid. NASA's spacecraft collided with the asteroid at a speed of 22500 km per hour in space. Through this test, NASA wanted to see whether the direction of an asteroid coming towards Earth could be changed or not.

The asteroid that the spacecraft collided with is named Dimorphous. It is as big as a sports stadium. Dimorphous orbits around another asteroid, the asteroid Didymos. The purpose of this program is to see that if a dangerous asteroid comes towards Earth, it can be destroyed or its direction can be diverted.

It is being said about this mission that it is completely different from the scientific experiments done in space so far and is the first such mission in itself. It is also being said that this mission can prove to be a big step in the coming times in terms of the safety of the earth and humans. This is the first time a human spacecraft has collided with an asteroid.

According to NASA, aiming directly at a target from 11 million kilometers away is not an easy task. The asteroid is closest to Earth, so it was chosen for the experiment.

According to NASA's deputy program manager of this mission, Elena Adams, the collision was successful. The first part of the mission has been successful and DART collided 17 meters away from its target. Now scientists will keep an eye on the speed and movement of the asteroid for the next two months. It will be calculated. That is, only after this, accurate information will be received about how successful NASA has been in trying to change the path of the asteroid. The full impact of the mission will be known when the European Space Agency's spacecraft HERA visits Dimorphus in 2024.