Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Defending Earth from Asteroids
From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)
Asteroids are always moving in space, but what do we do if one of these giant space rocks heads straight for Earth? Scientists don’t worry about asteroids unless, on extremely rare occasions, an asteroid gets within 28 million miles of the Earth’s atmosphere. NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) offers a new defense system to keep asteroids away. Using a process called kinetic impact, DART literally knocks asteroids into another orbit. Find out how DART passed its first test and how it can help defend the Earth.
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| Interest Level | Grade 3 - Grade 6 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 4 |
| Genre | Science |
| Category | 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Traditional Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Space Science, STEM: Technology |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Publisher | Lerner Publishing Group |
| Brand | Alternator Books ® |
| Imprint | Lerner Publications ™ |
| Language | English |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Publication Date | 2024-01-01 |
Author: Diane Bailey
Reviews
School Library Journal, Series Made Simple
“Future space explorers will find these books mesmerizing whether they hope one day to travel into space or simply read about it from an armchair.”—School Library Journal
