NASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids’ orbit around the sun

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — In 2022, a NASA spacecraft intentionally barreled into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos during a planetary defense test. The objective was to assess whether humanity could protect Earth from cosmic threats, such as space rocks. New observations now reveal that the planetary defense test was a success, altering the orbitThe post NASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids’ orbit around the sun appeared first on KTVZ.