Universe TodayMatthew Williams

DART Alters Didymos System’s Solar Orbit, Validates Kinetic-Impactor Planetary Defense

NASA's DART mission deliberately altered the Didymos binary system's orbit around the Sun, demonstrating that a kinetic impactor can measurably change an asteroid's trajectory and serve as an effective planetary-defense tool for deflecting near-Earth objects. The result validates kinetic-impact techniques used in deflection planning.

2026-03-14T14:53:34.901800-07:00
NASA SpaceflightColton Williams

SpaceX’s Starbase Transformation: Starfactory and GigaBay Scale Starship Production for Moon and Mars

By NASA Spaceflight: As SpaceX accelerates its ambitious goal of sending humans to the Moon and Mars, the company’s Starship production complex at Starbase, Texas, has undergone a dramatic transformation, highlighted by the construction of Starfactory and the GigaBay.

2026-03-13T14:09:52.509740-07:00