Late last year, scientists launched a spacecraft roughly the size of a vending machine.
It has one scientific instrument on it: a camera for navigation. And its mission is to essentially ram itself into an asteroid.
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, is set to arrive for impact in late September.
Cristina Thomas is an assistant professor in the department of astronomy and planetary science at Northern Arizona University; she’s also head of the DART observations working group. The Show spoke with her to learn about the project.
