{"id":22113,"date":"2022-09-27T20:37:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/watch-live-as-nasas-dart-spacecraft-crashes-into-an-asteroid-on-monday\/"},"modified":"2022-09-27T20:37:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T12:37:36","slug":"watch-live-as-nasas-dart-spacecraft-crashes-into-an-asteroid-on-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/watch-live-as-nasas-dart-spacecraft-crashes-into-an-asteroid-on-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch live as NASA\u2019s DART spacecraft crashes into an asteroid on Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image\">\n<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-3049143925983138&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783314287&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2022%2F09%2F26%2Fwatch-nasa-asteroid-crash-live%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783314287532&amp;bpp=1&amp;bdt=2060&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dee20989454fe3a9b%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DALNI_Ma_zHTC64Egiec_8HQYi2Rx5xEg8w&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014159597bb56%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DALNI_MaDaRPwkK2fSZM7WKlqA_MSZIQskQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3De1bb4dd402f9f648%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DAA-Afjbi-FNlbfsUQCZWSNVtf2-j&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=3432170104662&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1193&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393484&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=8752098693279242&amp;tmod=1202268329&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=27\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CLazvaSjvZUDFYWH6QUdqBcdzg\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-32990\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this month, <em>Space Explored<\/em> shared that NASA\u2019s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission had officially laid eyes on its target, an asteroid called  Dimorphos, almost two football fields in diameter. Now we\u2019re just hours away from the scheduled collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The crash is planned for 7:14 p.m. ET (11:14 p.m. UTC) Monday. NASA will begin live coverage on NASA TV roughly an hour before, starting at 6 p.m. ET (10:00 p.m. UTC).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can also view the event in real-time with ground-based telescopes on Virtual Telescope Project\u2019s website. The live stream begins at 6:30 p.m. ET (22:30 GMT).<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-32990',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2022\/09\/08\/heres-why-nasa-is-crashing-a-spacecraft-into-an-asteroid-later-this-month\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"985,554\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=985\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?w=985\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32744\" width=\"754\" height=\"423\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg 985w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?resize=350,197 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?resize=140,79 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/22-03781_dart-didymos-image-for-press-release_2_v03.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>A composite image taken from the DART mission spacecraft of its target Dimorphos (left) and its companion asteroid Didymos (right). July 27, 2022.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-dart\">What is DART?<\/h2>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3049143925983138\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_3\" name=\"aswift_3\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-3049143925983138&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=1821075794&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783314287&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2022%2F09%2F26%2Fwatch-nasa-asteroid-crash-live%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783314287532&amp;bpp=2&amp;bdt=2060&amp;idt=2&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dee20989454fe3a9b%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DALNI_Ma_zHTC64Egiec_8HQYi2Rx5xEg8w&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014159597bb56%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DALNI_MaDaRPwkK2fSZM7WKlqA_MSZIQskQ&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3De1bb4dd402f9f648%3AT%3D1783311432%3ART%3D1783313953%3AS%3DAA-Afjbi-FNlbfsUQCZWSNVtf2-j&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280%2C775x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=3432170104662&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=2316&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393484&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=8752098693279242&amp;tmod=1202268329&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;ifi=4&amp;uci=a!4&amp;btvi=3&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=28\" data-google-container-id=\"a!4\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CLKrvaSjvZUDFaSDJAYdUQM0IA\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to NASA, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, \u201cis the first-ever mission dedicated to investigating and demonstrating one method of asteroid deflection by changing an asteroid\u2019s motion in space through kinetic impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since its launch in November of last year, the spacecraft has spent just over 9 months catching up to its target. A moonlet called Dimorphos of the non-Earth threatening asteroid Didymos located approximately 6.8 million miles from Earth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"32743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2022\/09\/08\/heres-why-nasa-is-crashing-a-spacecraft-into-an-asteroid-later-this-month\/dart-infographic_v4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-orig-size=\"3120,1824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"DART-infographic_v4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" height=\"599\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg 3120w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=300,175 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=768,449 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=1024,599 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=1536,898 1536w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=2048,1197 2048w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=350,205 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=140,82 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=1600,935 1600w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/09\/DART-infographic_v4.jpg?resize=150,88 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Illustration of how DART\u2019s impact will alter the orbit of Dimorphos along with Didymos.<\/em><br \/><em>Credit: Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, DART will impact the moonlet Dimorphos at about 6.6km\/s (14,768 mph) to change its orbit within the Didymos binary asteroid system. But why not send the spacecraft hurtling toward the large asteroid itself? Well, a few reasons. Scientists predict that by crashing into the smaller moonlet, and not the larger asteroid Didymos, they can more significantly change its orbit through the gravitational pull that the moonlet has. The slightest change in the moonlet\u2019s orbiting motion will offset the Didymos\u2019 path.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3049143925983138\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 280px;\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-dart-so-important\">Why is DART so important?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The mission will be the first to test a \u201ckinetic impactor\u201d method of planetary defense, which will determine if crashing a high-speed spacecraft into an asteroid can change its trajectory and possibly save Earth one day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, Space Explored shared that NASA\u2019s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission had officially laid eyes on its target, an asteroid called Dimorphos, almost two football fields in diameter. Now we\u2019re just hours away from the scheduled collision. The crash is planned for 7:14 p.m. ET (11:14 p.m. UTC) Monday. 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