On September 26, the US Space Agency successfully conducted the DART mission. A kamikaze probe crashed into an asteroid at 22,500 km/h in an attempt to deflect its course. The event, which fortunately did not target a dangerous space object for the Earth, certainly struck the imagination. Now that the impact has taken place, what is happening with this asteroid, which is called Dimorphos, and where should we look?
Guest : Nathalie Ouellet, astrophysicist and deputy director of the Institute for Research on Exoplanets.
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