European Space Agency's AIDA mission now has a target: asteroid Didymos
Monday, February 25, 2013 - 11:30
in Astronomy & Space
The European Space Agency's proposed Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment mission now has a target: asteroid Didymos. The recent Russian meteor and, on the same day, our planet's close encounter with an even larger chunk of celestial debris underline the need for us to learn more about these high-speed space rocks.