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DART Mission Successfully Boops Dimorphos
DART Mission Successfully Boops Dimorphos
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
After ten months of space travel, NASA’s DART spacecraft arrived at the asteroid Didymos, targeted the moonlet Dimorphos, and successfully flung itself at the surface. Multiple observations confirm that the system brightened and even managed to resolve a cloud of debris. Plus, rocket launches, an update on the SLS, some broken physics, and International Observe the Moon Night.
Released:
Sep 27, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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