Event Brief
NASA's DART Changes Asteroid's Orbit Around Sun
Filed: Mar 07, 2026 at 5:03 PM ET
Summary: NASA's DART mission successfully altered the orbit of the binary asteroid system Didymos and Dimorphos around the sun.
WHO: NASA
WHAT: Changed the orbit of a binary asteroid system
WHEN: Mar 07, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: To demonstrate a method of deflecting hazardous space objects
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