NASA's DART spacecraft will intentionally crash into an asteroid to test if impacting an object is a viable way to deflect an asteroid, should a threat ever be discovered in the future. Watch as NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet demonstrate how DART's mission will work. Spoiler alert: it's like a pillow fight in microgravity.
DART is a spacecraft designed to impact an asteroid as a test of technology. DART's target asteroid is NOT a threat to Earth. This asteroid system is a perfect testing ground to see if intentionally crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid is an effective way to change its course, should an Earth-threatening asteroid be discovered in the future.
Credit: NASA
Editor: Jessica Wilde, NASA 360
Great Jobs well done congratulations we save the planet
@jqsreefshack3457 Says:
Should have used something smaller for a better comparison
@MRMORGAN817 Says:
A test to see if the asteroid is hollow, maybe an Alien satellite
@blazingguyop Says:
Everybody is gangsta until it redirect into 🌎💀
@halilsadrettin1631 Says:
That’s all wrong…. The astronaut should be moving towards the object being thrown at him…. It’s not like the asteroid is standing still in outer space it coming towards you at x kilometers per hour….. or am I missing something
@adithyakashyap7746 Says:
Sorry to say, but hopefully it will not work because I hate this world
@suatkara5943 Says:
Kesin cozum zit kutuplu cozum n s kuvveti miknatis iteklemesi coxumu
@adamschild1 Says:
@NASA: Why don't we see any update or news on the DART mission nowadays.... Hope everything is fine with the mission
@vincentcroft1473 Says:
I wanted to hear you say, " Hey we are going to Mars" !!! I would be super excited.🤔🤔🤔❤️❤️❤️😄😄😄,but I know that is not so easy, but I hope soon I will witness human walking on Mars. I love space X and NASA ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@tjselim4801 Says:
I love space and Megan 😀😀😀
@franzmullerles6710 Says:
Und? - wie sind nun die Ergebnisse?
@djalexisaguilar3303 Says:
Hello from NASA, I pray to God that humanity does not end. I have a life with a family ahead that I continued, we are all happy in peace in the whole world that we love.
@Trubripes Says:
Primate vs Space Rock. Round 1. Fight !
@davidsheriff8989 Says:
We have APOPHIS in 2029
@khairulbashar2713 Says:
I want to be an astronaut.
@exclusiveMusicAlbums Says:
What if one scientist made a calculation mistake and actually changed the asteroids course toward earth 🌎 🤔
@delancebeane5465 Says:
They could bump this rock the wrong way and put earth into the path of impact
@7679796967679679 Says:
宇宙でインタビューしているのが流石NASAだと思いました
@Hemzees Says:
Everything about this video is so cool
@varietyvideos2816 Says:
Hi my goal is scientist
@gumpforest3073 Says:
Will the earth still be earth when a real asteroid strikes it?
@dragonclaws9367 Says:
These poor guys if they aren't married on every date nobody believes them.
@Ebn.Muhamed Says:
Really interesting stuff
@erselkasap9703 Says:
Etrafınızdaki kişiler aileniz yada arkadaşlarını z veya aile yakınlarınız değiller hepsi rol yapmaktalar.
@ayrincontents3735 Says:
I wanted to be a space scientists but my parents wants to make me a medical doctor so I'm a bit nervous about my life 😭😭😭😭
@samageetdutta9781 Says:
Love the way how Shane and Thomas were having fun while recording the video while Aki was working hard with the experiments in the background without getting distracted. :-)
@louisazoloeva4122 Says:
✋🤩🤣👍👏
@mate2989 Says:
Totally in the future NASA will be asteroid destroyer XD
@bkrinc.2472 Says:
Through my telescope, I have discovered an asteroid
@tekmepikcha6830 Says:
Soooooo they're throwing a pebble at a mountain?
@matridervlogs6097 Says:
Nasa will go to himalaya mountain to research
@estherclawson6876 Says:
This was wholesome. Thanks.
@matta443 Says:
Why can't we ever see stars in any NASA space videos?
@DC01010t Says:
Be Honest 👽
@jasminazeez3236 Says:
If the bennu asteriod disentigrate certainly the mision splendidly prosper thier job .
@trabago2836 Says:
M masa como s estan grabando y no hay internet en el espacio mentirosos
@lukeskywalker3534 Says:
All this for what ??? Few companies and billionaires ??? 🤦🤦🤦
@danielebrandi5698 Says:
Now please
@danielebrandi5698 Says:
Anatomy of science
@danielebrandi5698 Says:
If you want to jump on this channel
@Spidy_007 Says:
It's insane and I too want to be in zero gravity once in my life 🥺🥺🥺
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