Asteroid Day: Deflecting asteroids with Hera and DART
The latest episode of the Radio Astronomy podcast, where we look at how to deflect a deadly asteroid impact.

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Published: June 19, 2020 at 11:17 am
It's Asteroid Day on 30 June and so this month we're taking a look at both the European Space Agency's Hera and NASA's DART missions. Starting in 2022, these two spacecraft will work together to test how we might one day deflect a potential deadly asteroid.
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Later on, we interview Andrea Riley, the DART's programme executive and we'll give you our stargazing tip of the month.
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