By reminding us of how dinosaurs met their fate, a retired astronaut has highlighted an important NASA mission that could have huge consequences for Earth.
Retired astronaut Chris Hadfield has pointed out how dinosaurs would very much have liked it if NASA had been around when they ruled Earth.
In 12 days we're going to try and deflect an asteroid by ramming it – to prove a way to protect Earth. The dinosaurs wished they had @NASA.— Chris Hadfield September 14, 2022 Earlier this month, DART — short for Double Asteroid Redirection Test — caught its first glimpse of the Dimorphos asteroid that the small-car-sized spacecraft will collide with at a speed of 4 miles per second on September 26.
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