On April 22, 2021, NASA conducted an asteroid deflection experiment known as the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART). This experiment was done to test the feasibility of redirecting a hazardous asteroid collision trajectory away from Earth. The two-story-tall spacecraft, weighing more than a ton, impacted the Didymos B asteroid to evaluate its power. The collision… Continue reading A Powerful Recoil Effect Magnified NASA’s Asteroid Deflection Experiment