Will NASA's "DART" mission manage to displace the orbit of asteroid Didymos' moon? Yes: real money 76%, play money 81% No: real money 24%, play money 19% Volume: real money 108.10972172, play money 3641.0988129 Bettors: real money 2, play money 24 Categories: Science, Space Exploration, DART Mission

Will NASA's "DART" mission manage to displace the orbit of asteroid Didymos' moon?

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One of NASA's upcoming space missions - the DART - intends to launch a spacecraft towards the asteroid Didymos in 2021. The spacecraft is expected to arrive at its destination in September of 2022, aiming at hitting the moon surrounding the asteroid and displace its orbit. The technique is expected to be effective in deflecting asteroids that threaten the Earth in the future.

If the mission succeeds - to the point that telescopes on Earth can detect a change in the orbit of asteroid Didymos' moon as a direct result of the mission - this market will be resolved as "Yes".