University of California: Planetary Defense Test Deflected an Asteroid But Unleashed a Boulder Swarm
August 05, 2023
August 05, 2023
LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 5 -- The University of California issued the following news release:
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UCLA-led study of NASA's DART mission determines that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks
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Key takeaways
* NASA's DART mission crashed a spacecraft into the nearby asteroid Dimorphos to test a possible strategy for deflecting asteroids that are headed for Earth.
* The test succeeded i . . .
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UCLA-led study of NASA's DART mission determines that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks
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Key takeaways
* NASA's DART mission crashed a spacecraft into the nearby asteroid Dimorphos to test a possible strategy for deflecting asteroids that are headed for Earth.
* The test succeeded i . . .