For the first time, mankind has succeeded in changing the course of a celestial body

The US space agency, NASA, announced today, Tuesday, that the DART spacecraft succeeded in changing the course of a rocky moon outside its natural orbit last month.

And according to what was reported by “Archyde.com”, this is the first time that humanity has been able to change the movement of a celestial body.

“This is a watershed moment for planetary defense and a watershed moment for humanity,” NASA chief Bill Nelson told reporters in announcing the results.

The results of telescope observations revealed in a NASA news briefing showed that the suicide test flight of the “DART” spacecraft on September 26 achieved its primary goal: “Changing the direction of an asteroid through the absolute kinetic force,” according to the same source.