365K views · 1.8K shares | In 2022, our first planetary defense test mission, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), will attempt to change the motion of a small moonlet, Dimorphos, that poses no threat to Earth. This demonstration, led by the JHU Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), will test a new asteroid deflection technology: www.nasa.gov/dart | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Facebook

15K views · 216 reactions | Shouldn’t our top priority be survival beyond Earth? The DART mission is just the beginning—a small nudge to an asteroid early enough could save the planet. Just like golf… a millimeter at launch becomes 100 yards off course. Asteroids? Maybe. Comets? That’s a whole different story. Time to think big. And think beyond. | The Randall Carlson | Facebook