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The NASA mission DART has measurably changed the solar orbit of Dimorphos and Didymos. The focus now moves slightly slower. Over decades, the effect sums up.
An asteroid, which was used by NASA for a planetary defense test, has been successfully diverted. This historic achievement could pave the way for the future to divert space rocks that may be potentially dangerous to our planet. Fundamentally, the asteroid impacted against the NASA DART probe was never a threat to Earth. This alteration marks the first case in history in which the solar orbit of a celestial body is intentionally modified.
Reality catches up with science fiction: launching a probe at full speed on an asteroid that threatens the Earth is indeed an effective tactic, slices a new study. After four years of observations and calculations, astrophysicists conclude that the DART space mission has changed the direction of the dimorphos asteroid.
The DART mission managed to divert the trajectory of the binary dimorphos-Didymos system, reveals a study.
An unprecedented analysis, based on stellar occultation campaigns carried out until 2025, confirms that the DART mission far exceeded NASA's forecasts.
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