Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science!

Oct 10, 2022 · 27 min · Season 16 · Episode 656 · 13.2 MB

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Astronomy Cast Ep. 656: Smashing Asteroids for Science! by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live Oct 3rd. This week we saw the incredible image of DART smashing into asteroid Dimorphous. Beyond avenging the dinosaurs, what can we learn scientifically from this and other asteroid/comet impact missions.