NASA will be slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid tonight in the first-ever planetary defense test. Here's how to watch live.
, viewers on earth will be able to watch the first-ever planetary defense test in through a dedicated livestream.
The channel will also have a live feed from the DRACO camera aboard DART. DRACO, which stands for Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical Navigation, is the sole instrument aboard the spacecraft that serves as its eye and navigation guide. “As the 7:14 p.m. EDT impact of asteroid Dimorphos nears closer, the point of light will get bigger and eventually detailed asteroids will be visible.”
At 8:00pm EDT , NASA will be holding a press conference to discuss DART’s impact, and this will be streamed on NASA Live, the official stream of NASA TV:In addition to the main camera onboard DART that will be destroyed on impact, there will also be The two camera systems aboard LICIACube will record DART’s impact and provide NASA scientists with additional imagery and data to evaluate in the aftermath of the test.Just in case there’s confusion around this unusual event, NASA is reminding the public that DART’s mission is simply a test of whether dangerous asteroids could one day be diverted using spacecraft impacts.
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