NASA's DART Spacecraft To Crash Into Asteroid In A Few Hours From Now. When And How To Watch Online All You Need To Know Explained

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft is set to crash into an asteroid in a few hours from now, and the whole world can watch the exciting spectacle. pic.twitter.com/XCBtdsgVV0 — Bill Nelson September 26, 2022 When And How To Watch DART's Collision With An Asteroid The world can watch the world's first planetary defence test online. Though the asteroid will pose no threat to Earth, the spacecraft will be made to collide with it to change the asteroid's speed and path, as a test of NASA's ability to achieve a kinetic impact on an asteroid and observe its response, the space agency has said. Photo: NASA/ Johns Hopkins APL When DART impacts Dimorphos, the spacecraft will change the orbit of the asteroid within the binary system. DART Mission Objectives DART is a test of technology, through which NASA intends to assess its ability to achieve a kinetic impact on an asteroid and observe the asteroid's response.