NASA-built spacecraft to deliberately crash into asteroid in test mission

Explainer: Why a NASA spacecraft will crash into an asteroid

A NASA spacecraft is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away. The spacecraft named Dart will zero in on the asteroid Monday, intent on slamming it head-on at 14,000 mph.

NASA spacecraft to crash into asteroid on Monday. Here's how to watch.

If successful, the test will demonstrate that if a killer asteroid ever heads our way, we'll stand a fighting chance.

A NASA spacecraft is about to deliberately crash into an asteroid

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft is set to hit its target on Monday, in a test run for what to do if one ever threatened Earth.

How to watch Nasa smash a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday

DART is expected to collide with the asteroid at 12.14 a.m UK time on September 27 (Credits: PA)Watching a spacecraft slam into an asteroid might be the stuff of sci-fi movies but this week you have a chance to watch it happen live.On Monday, Nasa will intentionally crash a spacecraft into a small asteroid as part of a planetary protection test mission.While this asteroid – named Dimorphos – poses no threat to Earth, the aim of the mission is to…

Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?

In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.

Why is a NASA spacecraft crashing into an asteroid?

In the first-of-its kind, save-the-world experiment, NASA is about to clobber a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away.