Michele Bannister · @astrokiwi
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The half-hour press conference recording is now up on the public AGU channel youtu.be/FF-5B7_FMfY

#DARTmission #Astrodon

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Michele Bannister · @astrokiwi
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And now the announcement of the momentum enhancement factor: that's what you need to be able to design a mission to move any potentially hazardous asteroid!

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Michele Bannister · @astrokiwi
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ahhhh so neat to have our Ōtehīwai Mt John images of the ejecta/dust tail included in the press conference!

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Michele Bannister · @astrokiwi
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Very excited to be watching the press conference (live, but remotely). So neat to see everything of vast amounts of the team's work pulled together

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Michele Bannister · @astrokiwi
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Kia ora .
I like thinking about small worlds in the Solar System, objects, how to find them and how to visit them; currently with learning more about .
On the local side of things planetary, musing about , from rockets to satellites to dark skies.

#Astrodon #planetaryscience #interstellar #DARTmission #PlanetaryDefense #spacesustainability

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NASA · @NASA
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IMPACT SUCCESS! Watch from ’s DRACO Camera, as the vending machine-sized spacecraft successfully collides with asteroid Dimorphos, which is the size of a football stadium and poses no threat to Earth.

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Stefan · @ndajz
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RT @NASA@twitter.com

Did you catch the stream live or Didymos it? Impact is over, but the research continues. As scientists delve into data and telescopes release images of the asteroid from their POV, follow @AsteroidWatch@twitter.com and @NASASolarSystem@twitter.com for updates. go.nasa.gov/3LJv5EC

🐦🔗: twitter.com/NASA/status/157457

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Stefan · @ndajz
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RT @esa@twitter.com

ESA’s team congratulates their counterparts in @NASA@twitter.com's for their historic impact with the , humankind’s first test of the ‘kinetic impactor’ method of planetary defence 👉 esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera

🐦🔗: twitter.com/esa/status/1574548

#heramission #DARTmission #Dimorphos #asteroid #planetarydefense

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NASA · @NASA
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Don't want to miss a thing? Watch the final moments from the on its collision course with asteroid Dimporphos.

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NASA · @NASA
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Live from @JHUAPL: Follow the real-time journey of the spacecraft towards its planned impact with a non-hazardous asteroid Dimorphos in the world’s first planetary defense test. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1ZkJz

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NASA · @NASA
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🛰️ This is only a test – of planetary defense. Today, our is set to crash into a non-hazardous asteroid to test deflection technology, should we ever discover a threat.

Impact: 7:14pm ET (23:14 UTC). Watch our LIVE broadcast at 6pm ET: youtu.be/4RA8Tfa6Sck

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Stefan · @ndajz
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RT @esaoperations@twitter.com

Tomorrow evening, @NASA@twitter.com's crashes into

ESA's network will be tracking the event, our astronomers will be watching the plume created with telescopes on the ground and our is getting ready to fly out and study the results!🪨

🐦🔗: twitter.com/esaoperations/stat

#DARTmission #asteroid #Dimorphos #estrack #heramission

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NASA · @NASA
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Our lifted off on a test of planetary defense, a new docking module arrived at the @Space_Station, and crew members sent a message from space.

All this and more on This Week @ NASA.

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#DARTmission #thanksgiving

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NASA · @NASA
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☀️ The warmth of sunshine on just-unrolled solar panels. Nothing like it.

Our has unfurled its two 28-foot-long solar arrays, the last milestone in today's successful launch. go.nasa.gov/3FKzzqe

#DARTmission

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NASA · @NASA
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That’s a wrap for our launch coverage, but there’s plenty more news to come!

Stay tuned to NASA, @AsteroidWatch, and @JHUAPL social media for the latest updates on DART's journey on its way to asteroid Dimorphos in late 2022.

#DARTmission

Last updated 3 years ago

NASA · @NASA
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We've received our first signals from , which will continue to roll out its solar arrays in the coming hours and prepare for its 10-month, one-way trip to the asteroid Dimorphos.

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NASA · @NASA
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On our way!

55 minutes into its flight, the spacecraft has separated from the @SpaceX Falcon 9 second stage, and will soon begin to orient itself toward the Sun.

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NASA · @NASA
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Become a !

Take a five-question quiz on the to test your knowledge on the world’s first planetary defense test mission, earn your certificate and share it online: bitly.com/planetarydefender

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#PlanetaryDefender #DARTmission

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NASA · @NASA
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RT from NASA HQ PHOTO (@nasahqphoto)

Launch of the @SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying the DART spacecraft - starting a nearly one-year journey to crash into a distant asteroid as a test! Keep checking back for more images! More: flic.kr/s/aHsmX9x1oZ

#DARTmission #PlanetaryDefense

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NASA · @NASA
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Asteroid Dimorphos: we're coming for you!

Riding a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, our blasted off at 1:21am EST (06:21 UTC), launching the world's first mission to test asteroid-deflecting technology.

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#DARTmission

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