DART: The Impacts Of Slamming A Spacecraft Into An Asteroid<\/a><\/p>\n\n“The DART mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, is essentially our first test of a kinetic impact for planetary defense.” says Cristina Thomas, assistant professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science at Northern Arizona University. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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