During the night, a very important development took place with regard to our planet. US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which was implemented to protect our planet from a potential meteorite threat. DARTS officially completed the first step of the project. The setting targeted the meteorite called Dimorphos and successfully hit this meteorite with a special vehicle that sent it into space.

NASA’s meteorite destroyer continued its route without seeing anything, even an hour before the collision. speed per hour 22,530 kilometers The spacecraft, which was nearby, began to see the meteorite minutes before the collision, and at the time of the collision it was with Earth. lost communication. Those moments, watched live by millions of people from around the world, were accepted as the beginning of a new era for the world.

‘We just knew where to hit’

Seconds before the collision…

NASA official describing what they experienced during the collision Elena AdamsHe said he felt a sense of surprise in the first phase. Because this meteorite had never been studied so closely. exactly what it looks like was unknown. “We just knew where to hit.Adams said, explaining that everyone was holding their breath.

So what happened to this collision?

NASA’s experiment at night successful somehow completed. So what did this clash lead to? Lori Glaze was the name that gave the answer to this question. “Towards a new era of humanity; ourselves from something like a dangerous meteorite effect ability to protect We are starting an era that we have. What an incredible thing. We’ve never had this ability before.In a sense, the scientist said, “We will not share the same target with dinosaurs. Of course there are meteorites in the universe that are thousands of times larger than the Dimorphos meteorite that crashed last night. However, we have no effective solution for meteorites of this size until now.

What will happen next?

Last image before collision

If you think NASA’s successful mission is over, you’re wrong. Actually; the process has just begun. So much so that in the coming weeks the first data on the results of the collision will begin to arrive. After a few months everything is settled. Scientists will use data from other spacecraft and orbiting the asteroid They will know if there is a change. So it will be clear whether DART has achieved its goal or not. In 2024, the European Space Agency will step in and send a new spacecraft to Dimorphos. This spacecraft will examine the remains of the collision.

You can view the images of the crash below.