look! DART spacecraft explores asteroids It is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 27, 2022 at 06:14 (Thailand time) after being launched into space on November 24, 2021. Come on a mission to save the world
Today (September 26, 2022) Facebook page National Institute of Astronomical Research Or, DART has posted a message stating that the asteroid probe’s DART mission. It is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos on September 27, 2022 at 06:14 (Thailand time) after being launched into space on November 24, 2021 which has passed.
The DART mission, short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test, has one primary objective: a small asteroid accident It is one of the few space exploration missions in which the spaceship collides with a target object. to study the trajectory of asteroids at risk of hitting Earth in the future
Scientists have detected and studied the orbits of nearly 30,000 asteroids in the solar system near Earth. The asteroid whose orbit cuts through the Earth’s orbit. It will be more vulnerable to crash into the world. Scientists and experts want to prepare for the risk of an asteroid hitting Earth in the future.
In theory, if scientists detect an asteroid with a trajectory hitting Earth, the space agency will send an impact vehicle (Impactor) to deflect the asteroid’s trajectory from Earth. But scientists don’t want this idea to be just a theory. Real evidence is needed to adapt to future scenarios.
from the above objectives Therefore, the DART mission has been initiated, in which the spacecraft will collide with a small asteroid called “Dimorphos” orbiting an asteroid called “Didymos” (Didymos) without any risk of hitting the world. And a DART crash doesn’t increase the risk at all. Scientists speculate that the collision of the DART spacecraft will affect Dimorphos’ orbit.
Dimorphos is currently in orbit around Didimos for a period of 11 hours and 55 minutes. After the DART collision, the orbital period is reduced by approximately 10 minutes and observation of the result will take several weeks. compare changes in the orbital period from theory This will provide scientists with effective methods. and ready to face asteroids that may hit Earth in the future
However, there are possible situations where DART will miss its target in the Dimorphos asteroid crash. (Although very few), and if such a situation arises Scientists and experts will bring data and experience from the DART spacecraft as a test mission. as a basis for the development of space technology to further divert the asteroid’s trajectory.
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