Asteroid Deflection: NASA’s DART Mission Reveals Unexpected Debris Dynamics

A groundbreaking NASA mission has demonstrated the feasibility of altering an asteroid’s trajectory through direct impact, but new research highlights the complex physics involved, suggesting planetary defense strategies may need refinement.

Washington D.C. – The double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission,a pioneering effort by NASA to test asteroid deflection capabilities,has yielded surprising insights into the mechanics of cosmic collisions.While the