2026-03-09, 07:59 PM
Here's a new update about NASA's DART mission to the Didymos-Dimorphos double asteroid system:
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/...asteroids/
After much additional observation, including using 22 stellar occultations, the team determined that the impact decreased the along-track velocity of the dual asteroid system by ~11.7 µm/sec. Not much, but enough to have an effect, if given enough advance warning.
There's much more info in the article about the team's findings.
Phil S.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/...asteroids/
After much additional observation, including using 22 stellar occultations, the team determined that the impact decreased the along-track velocity of the dual asteroid system by ~11.7 µm/sec. Not much, but enough to have an effect, if given enough advance warning.
There's much more info in the article about the team's findings.
Phil S.