STP108 - How To Save The World From An Asteroid Strike - DART Mission Preview with Dr. Thomas Statler

This week we preview NASA’s DART mission which will reach a critical moment on Monday 26th September. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test is the first of its kind and aims to change the trajectory of an asteroid by crashing a probe into it. If this works it could become a major planetary defence tool in the future.Planetary Defence At NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/pdco/index.htmlhttps://twitter.com/AsteroidWatchDART News:https://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense/dart/dart-newsThe International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center:https://minorplanetcenter.net/Center for Near Earth Object Studies:https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/Full show notes: https://spaceandthingspodcast.com/podcast/stp108-how-to-save-the-world-from-an-asteroid-strike-dart-mission-preview-with-dr-thomas-statlerShow notes include links to all articles mentioned and full details of our guest, plus videos of any launches.Image Credits: NASASpace and Things:Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/spaceandthings1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spaceandthingspodcastFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/spaceandthingspodcast/Merch and Info: https://www.spaceandthingspodcast.comPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/SpaceandthingsBusiness Enquiries: [email protected] and Things is brought to you And Things Productions https://www.andthingsproductions.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/spaceandthings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.