DARTs Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos ( Official NASA Broadcast)

Countdown to impact as NASAs Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) attempts humanitys firstever test of planetary defense The DART spacecraft will intentionally crash into asteroid Dimorphos at 7:14 p. m. ET on Monday, September 26, 2022 to see if kinetic force can change its orbit. Why If this test is successful, the same technique could be used to deflect an Earththreatening asteroid in the future, should one ever be discovered. The, DARTMission s target asteroid is NOT a threat to Earth before, during or after the impact event.