Tag: NASA spacecraft

Why Is a NASA Spacecraft Crashing Into an Asteroid?

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly…


First Spacecraft to Hit Asteroid in Attempt to Alter Its Trajectory

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. A spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph (22,500 kph). The impact should be just enough to nudge the asteroid into a slightly…