Extra-Process-9394 t1_is6opav wrote on October 13, 2022 at 6:15 PM

No positive top level comments yet so I'll make one.

This is incredible. Our species, hell, our entire biosphere could have been wiped out at any moment due to a big speedy space rock. The moon has been a huge factor in protecting us but we are a lucky species.

Now we have the capability to protect ourselves, and hopefully not have to rely on Bruce Willis and his plucky drill crew, or a man in a yellow jumpsuit and his robot friend.

Like I said elsewhere: to some people, DART might seem like nothing. But one day, this technology could mean EVERYTHING!

AndroFeth t1_isago9t wrote on October 14, 2022 at 2:06 PM

I would also add that Jupiter helps to attract asteroids as well for thousands of years and help protect us for the most part.

Snorca t1_is8fef8 wrote on October 14, 2022 at 1:28 AM

Look, there's nothing up there, so we're not sending any DART or whatever countermeasure for some nonexistent space rock. DON'T LOOK UP!