NASA to Crash Spacecraft Into Asteroid to Deflect Its Path Later This Month
NASA is gearing up for the launch of its first planetary defence test, which will involve a spacecraft intentionally crashing into an asteroid to impact its trajectory. The US agency has filled the spacecraft with fuel, performed some final tests, and is running rehearsals for the final mission. Named Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), the mission is set to take off on November 23. It will attempt to hit the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits a larger asteroid called Didymos. It should be noted that none of…