156: Measuring a collision with Dr. Thomas Jul 28 Written By Carrie Nugent Professor Cristina Thomas talks about NASA's first planetary defense mission: DART. DART is a spacecraft that will impact a tiny asteroid moon. She explains why ground-based telescope observations are key to the mission's success.Follow Prof. Thomas on twitter!Image Credit: Northern Arizona University. Dr. Cristina ThomasNorthern Arizona UniversityDARTObservingAstronomy Carrie Nugent
156: Measuring a collision with Dr. Thomas Jul 28 Written By Carrie Nugent Professor Cristina Thomas talks about NASA's first planetary defense mission: DART. DART is a spacecraft that will impact a tiny asteroid moon. She explains why ground-based telescope observations are key to the mission's success.Follow Prof. Thomas on twitter!Image Credit: Northern Arizona University. Dr. Cristina ThomasNorthern Arizona UniversityDARTObservingAstronomy Carrie Nugent