# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CWYruZHLvOU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733156-nasa-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/1d763143c8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-11-17T17:40:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

Is NASA really crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid? We sure are — all in the name of planetary defense. The #DARTMission is a technology test to see if an impactor could change the trajectory of an asteroid. Nancy Chabot of Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory tells us more. 

Producers: Jessica Wilde & Scott Bednar 
Editor: Matthew Schara

#NASA #AskAnExpert #DidYouKnow #Asteroid #Space #Astronomy #SolarSystem #Earth #Science #TheMoreYouKnow #Science

## Stats

- **Views:** 1,187,209
- **Likes:** 161,665
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- **Comments:** 979

## Tags

solarsystem, askanexpert, astronomy, dartmission, earth, science, nasa, themoreyouknow, space, asteroid, didyouknow

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