The fate of humanity could lie in a cosmic collision set to happen tonight—well, sort of.
Here’s what’s happening: a NASA spacecraft the size of a golf cart is set to strike a non-threatening asteroid—one that has no chance of hitting Earth—this evening. If all goes perfectly to plan, the spacecraft will not only be smashed to smithereens, but the 500-foot space rock named Dimorphos will be knocked onto a different path.is threatening
and barreling toward Earth—such technology could save life as we know it on this pale blue dot. And why wait until our fate lies in balance to test it out? If successful, the mission would mark the first time humans have ever changed the trajectory of a celestial object. Known asto accomplish such a feat. And how about this for some local pride: the brainpower behind the mission is based in the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland.Roughly ten months after its launch from Earth, DART will meet its final demise at 7:14 p.m. Eastern time this evening.
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