NASA will crash a ship against an asteroid: Know HERE the date and how to see it LIVE

The POT has a new novelty that basically consists of deliberately colliding with an asteroid named DidymosFor this, a space mission is already being prepared to take care of it. This measurement is taken because it is approaching in the direction of planet Earth.

According to information from the US space agency, this asteroid will impact the celestial body called “dimorphosa“At an approximate speed of 6.5 kilometers per second, which is not a good indicator for the safety of our planet, that is why here is more about the plan that seeks to stop the damage.

When to arrivethe asteroid to Earth?

It is known for the moment that the mission dartor Double Asteroid Redirection Test, blasted off at 10:21 p.m. PT Tuesday (1:21 a.m. ET Wednesday) aboard a rocket SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in order to slow down the asteroid.

This spacecraft will be close to Earth and is expected to be approximately between el September 26 and October 1 of this year will crash their DART spacecraft against the asteroid Dimorphos in order to alter its trajectory and not affect the surface of the Earth. It is planned that this mission will impact the asteroid at a minimum speed of 6.5 kilometers per second on which when they collide will be an impact energy where it will cause three tons.

This time, a camera on the spacecraft, called DRACO, and autonomous navigation software will be used to help detect and collide with Dimorphos. If the results are favorable, this kinetic impact method of the DART mission cannot be ruled out that it be used in another situation in the face of another eventuality. Now, so that you don’t lose any details of this event, from their official NASA account they announced that they will do a live broadcast.

What is known about the asteroid Didymos?

It represents an asteroid, it is Didymos which means “twin”. It is almost half a mile (0.8 kilometers) in diameter and usually orbits around a larger asteroid, Didymos, with a diameter of 780 meters or 2,560 feet. According to CNN Kleomenis Tsiganis, a planetary scientist at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, was the one who suggested that the moon be named Dimorphos, which means “two forms”.

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