# DART mission

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## Timeline

- **2026-03-09**: Heliocentric Confirmation — Scientists confirm the impact changed the entire system's orbit around the sun.
- **2024-10-07**: Hera Mission Launch — ESA launches the Hera spacecraft to conduct a post-impact survey.
- **2022-09-26**: Kinetic Impact — DART successfully strikes Dimorphos, the moonlet of the Didymos system.
- **2021-11-24**: DART Launch — NASA launches the DART spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### NASA’s DART Impact Altered Heliocentric Orbit of Didymos Asteroid System
2026-03-09 21:51:21 · Sentiment: Positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

New data confirms NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully altered the orbital path of the entire Didymos-Dimorphos binary system around the sun. This milestone marks the first time human activity has intentionally modified the trajectory of celestial bodies on a heliocentric scale.
Full story: https://getspacebrief.com/story/nasa-dart-mission-heliocentric-orbit-change

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