28 min listen
“A smashing good time”: NASA plans to knock an asteroid out of orbit to learn how to save our planet from a future impact
“A smashing good time”: NASA plans to knock an asteroid out of orbit to learn how to save our planet from a future impact
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
NASA’s DART mission is set to launch tonight from Vandenberg in California, on a 10-month mission that ends when it smashes into a tiny rock in space. The spacecraft is part of NASA’ planetary defense plan -- figuring out ways to save our own Earth should an asteroid threaten to hit us.
Released:
Nov 23, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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