NASA's DART mission showed that if we detect a dangerous asteroid headed toward Earth, knocking it off course with a spacecraft is a potential option.
  • Joe Dyrt
    10•8 months ago

    “Humans can indeed move an asteroid.” By crashing into the asteroid at more than 4 miles per second!

    • @cynarEnglish
      3•8 months ago

      Sir Isaac Newton is “the deadliest son-of-a-bitch in space”

      It’s interesting how much extra thrust they got from expelled ejecta. That was one of the big unknowns.