Astronomy on Tap Atlanta: If You See an Asteroid… DART!

Speaker: GSU Astrophysics PhD Candidate Madison LeBlanc

Abstract: In 2022 the DART spacecraft successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphous in a planetary defense mission to test asteroid deflection. With over 1 million known asteroids and thousands of comets in the Solar System, it is important to understand where these objects are, what they are made of, and what affects they might have on the Earth. In this talk we will discuss everything you need to know about asteroids and the results of the DART mission.