NASA DART Mission LIVE: Tracking Asteroid Impact Countdown

NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test or DART Mission is set to collide with asteroid Dimorphos on September 26 at 7:14 p.m. EDT (11:14 UTC). Track NASA’s DART Mission in Real Time. NASA will intentionally crash the DART spacecraft into an asteroid to see if that is an effective way to change its course, in case of future Earth-threatening asteroid. ► Hurricane Ian seen from Space Station: DART is NASA’s first mission to demonstrate asteroid deflection by a kinetic impactor. Read about: DART Mission – NASA’s First Planetary Defense Test ► Astronaut Spacewalk Earth Views WATCH: 👕 Check out our T-Shirts & Hoodies Store! ► Want to support what we do? Become a YouTube member for bonus perks! DART spacecraft is designed to crash into an asteroid while traveling at a speed of roughly 15,000 miles per hour (24,000 kilometers per hour). DART will impact Dimorphos asteroid on September 26, 2022 - to change its orbit within the Didymos binary asteroid system. SpaceX launched NASA’s DART Planetary Defense Mission on Tuesday, November 23 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E), Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. #dartmission #nasalive #asteroid #dart