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NASA spacecraft will reveal first look at an asteroid, then slam into it

Posted by cmccabe
Tags: usa, nasa, asteroids, spacecraft, double asteroid redirection test, dimorphos, didymos, author.ashley strickland, source.cnn
https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/24/world/dart-science-newsletter-wt-scn/index.html

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Sep 24 2022
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  1. [3]
    cmccabe
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    … I haven’t found a link for the livestream yet. If anyone finds it, please post!

    the NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test, happening Monday, […] aims to be humanity’s first attempt at deflecting an asteroid.

    The spacecraft won’t obliterate Dimorphos, the moon orbiting the asteroid Didymos, but it’s large enough to leave an impact crater. If all goes well, DART will slightly change the motion of a celestial body in space in a stunning first.

    The mission results could shape the way humans respond to any future space rocks with the potential to collide with the planet. Despite this extraordinary event taking place 6.8 million miles (11 million kilometers) away from Earth, we’ll get to see it play out in real time.

    …

    In the last hour before impact, expected to occur at 7:14 p.m. ET, DART’s camera will send back images at a rate of one per second, providing a live stream of its approach.

    I haven’t found a link for the livestream yet. If anyone finds it, please post!

    3 votes
    1. [2]
      cfabbro
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      NASA's official YouTube channel has it: Watch a Live Feed from NASA’s DART Spacecraft on Approach to Asteroid Dimorphos Starts at 17:30 ET, which you can set a notification for. Edit: Oh, wait......

      NASA's official YouTube channel has it:
      Watch a Live Feed from NASA’s DART Spacecraft on Approach to Asteroid Dimorphos

      Starts at 17:30 ET, which you can set a notification for.

      Edit: Oh, wait... IIRC you don't like YouTube, right? If so you should also be able to watch it live on NASA TV:
      https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

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  2. cfabbro
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    Last few minutes of the stream are when it starts getting interesting (set to 2x speed until just before impact): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Z1E0mW2ag#t=1h42m And here is the DART Mission...

    Last few minutes of the stream are when it starts getting interesting (set to 2x speed until just before impact):
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Z1E0mW2ag#t=1h42m

    And here is the DART Mission Post-Asteroid-Impact News Briefing for anyone who wants to watch it.

    2 votes