NASAã®èšªåïŒå±éºãªå°ææããå°çãä¿è·ããããã«èšèšãããæåã®ãããŒããæ¢çŽ¢ããŸãããã®çºå£²ã¯æ¥å¹Žã«äºå®ãããŠããŸãã
ãã©ãŒå°ææãã身ãå®ãããã«ç§ãã¡ãæãããšãã§ããæåã®ãã®ã¯ãããããªéšå±ã§ååå解ããããæŽæ¿¯æ©ã®ãµã€ãºã®çœãç«æ¹äœã§ããã¡ãªãŒã©ã³ãã§ãå é±ãç§ã¯ãžã§ã³ãºãããã³ã¹å¿çšç©çåŠç 究æã«å°çããŸããããã®ç 究æã¯åºå€§ãªç 究ã»ã³ã¿ãŒã§ãã»ãšãã©ã®ç 究è ã話ãåããªãæ¿åºã®ãããžã§ã¯ãã«åãçµãã§ããŸãããã®åŸãå®å®è¹ã«ã¯2ã€ã®ãµã€ãããã«ããªããã€ãªã³ãšã³ãžã³ãæé€ãããã¡ã€ã³ãã£ã³ããŒã¯å»äžã®å·èµåº«ã«çœ®ãããŠããŸãããéåžžã¯ç¡èã®ä¿ç®¡å®€ã¯ãè¹ã®äžã§è³ããããããªçœãé²è·æãçãæè¡è ã§ãã£ã±ãã§ããããã®æ¥ã圌ãã®ã»ãšãã©ã¯ã¬ã©ã¹ã®å察åŽã«ããŸããã圌ãã¯ãæªå®æã®ãã¥ãŒããå šåœã®å·šå€§ãªæŸç©ç·ã¢ã³ãããšéä¿¡ãããããšããŸããã
æ¥å¹Žã®å€ãã«ãªãã©ã«ãã¢ã«ãããã®åãã¢ã³ãããå®å®è¹ãšã®äž»èŠãªãªã³ã¯ãšãªããå®å®è¹ã¯ãã®çš®ã®æåã®èªæ®ºä»»åã«æ¥éã«ç§»è¡ããŸãã DARTå®éšã®ç®æšïŒããã«ã¢ã¹ããã€ããªãã€ã¬ã¯ã·ã§ã³ãã¹ããäºéå°ææãªãã€ã¬ã¯ããã¹ãïŒ-1100äžkmé¢ãã倧ããªå°ææãåšåããå°ããªå°ææãšç«æ¹äœãè¡çªãããŸããå°çããããããŸã§ã®ãšããããããŒããšã¿ãŒã²ããã®è¡çªåŸã«äœãèµ·ããããæ£ç¢ºã«ç¥ã人ã¯èª°ãããŸãããè¹ã«ã¯äœãæ®ããªãããšã¯ç¢ºãã§ããåæã«ã圌ã¯å°ææã®è»éãå°çããæ°ä»ãã®ã«åå匷ãå€ããããšãã§ããããã«ãã£ãŠãã®ãããªææãç§ãã¡ã«è¿ã¥ãæœåšçãªè åšããããããšãã§ããããšã瀺ãããšãã§ããã¯ãã§ãããŸããä»ã®ãã¹ãŠã¯åççãªä»®å®ã®ã«ããŽãªãŒããã®ãã®ã§ãã NASAãããããã§å°ææãæ»æãããã®ã¯ãã®ããã§ãã
140 1000ãžã®Mã®çŽåŸãæãã16,000å°ææçŽå€ªéœç³»ã®ç®ã§ã倩æåŠè ã®èšç®ã«ãããDARTã®ç®çã¯ãã€ã¢ã«ããšãªããŸããã£ãã£ã 圌ã¯ãã®åšããå転ããŸãã 1ã€ç®ã¯ãã®ç¯å²ã®äžéšã«ããã2ã€ç®ã¯äžéšã«ãããŸãããããã®ãããããå°çãšè¡çªããå Žåãããã¯å°åã®å£æ» çãªç Žå£ã«ã€ãªããã§ãããããã®é¡äŒŒç©ã¯ææã®æŽå²å šäœã§çºèŠãããŠããŸããã DidymeãšDimorphãåãããçŽåŸããã倧ãã1000以äžã®å°ææããã§ã«çºèŠãããŠããããããã®ãããããå°çãšè¡çªããå Žåãããã¯å€§éçµ¶æ» ãšææã®åŽ©å£ã«ã€ãªããå¯èœæ§ããããŸãããã®å¯èœæ§ã¯éåžžã«äœãã§ãããçµæã®æ·±å»ããèãããšãNASAãä»ã®å®å®æ©é¢ã¯äžãäžã«åããŠããã«åããããšèããŠããŸãã
ãã©ã¹é¢ãšããŠãç§åŠè ãã¡ã¯ããã©ãŒå°ææãååã«æ©ãçºèŠãããã°ãããããããããšãå¯èœã§ãããšä¿¡ããŠããŸããããã«å¯Ÿããä¿èšŒã¯ãããŸãã-å°ææã¯äžå¿«ãªèŠåæ§ã§å°çã«å¿ã³å¯ããŸã-ããããé·å¹Žã«ããã£ãŠããã®åé¡ã解決ããããã®ã¢ãããŒãã®ãããã¯ã«é¢ããŠååãªææ¡ããªãããŠããŸãããæãå®çšçãªã¢ã€ãã¢ã¯ãå°ææã®ççºãŸãã¯è¡çªã瀺åããŠããŸããããããããããå¹æçã§ããããã«ã¯ãç§åŠè ã¯å°ææã®åå¿ãããããç解ããå¿ èŠããããŸããããã§åœŒãã¯ãã¢ã€ãã¢ãæ©èœããããšã蚌æããããã«èªå·±ç Žå£ããæ·±å®å®ãããŒãã§ããDARTãæ§ç¯ããŸããã
ã誰ããããªããå°ææã«è¡çªããå¯èœæ§ãããããšãç¥ã£ãŠããŸãããšãžã§ã³ãºãããã³ã¹å€§åŠã®å¿çšç©çåŠç 究æã®DARTããã·ã§ã³ãã¶ã€ããŒã§ãããžã£ã¹ãã£ã³ã¢ãããœã³ã¯èšããŸãã ããããããããå¯èœã§ãããšèšãããšãšå®éã«ãããè¡ãããšã«ã¯å€§ããªéãããããŸãããã®éçšã§ããªãå€ãã®ããšãåŠã³ãŸããã
DARTããã·ã§ã³ã®2人ã®äž»èŠãªç 究è ã®1人ã§ããAndyRivkinã¯ãå°çãæãããšãã§ããå®å®è¹ãäœæããã¿ã¹ã¯ã«é©ãã»ã©ç¡é¢å¿ã§ãã ãç§ã¯å°ææã®è¡æã«ãŸã£ããæããŠããŸããããšåœŒã¯èšããŸãã -ç§ãã¡ã¯ããã®å¯èœæ§ã«ã€ããŠè¯ãèããæã£ãŠããŸãããããŠè¿ãå°æ¥ãç§ãã¡ã¯ãã®ãããªåé¡ãæ±ããŠããŸããããã®ã¿ã¹ã¯ã¯ã人ã ããã®ãããªããŒã«ãå¿ èŠãšãããããããªãé ãå°æ¥ã®ä»äºã«é¢é£ããŠããŸã-ãããŠç§ãã¡ã¯åœŒãã®ããã«ãããäœæããŠããŸããã
å žåçãªNASAã®ä»»åã§ã¯ããªãŽãã³ã®ç«å Žã«ããç·æ§ããå®å®è¹ãç 究ã«äœ¿çšããããšãããšããªãç§åŠè ã®çŸ€ãã®ç®¡çãæ åœããŸãããã ããDARTã®äž»ãªäœ¿åœã¯ç§åŠçã§ã¯ãããŸãããããã¯ãããã€ãã®æ°ãããã¯ãããžãŒããã¹ãããªãããå°ææããããèœåãå®èšŒããå¿ èŠããããã¢ã³ã¹ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã§ãã
äžè¬ã«ãå®å®è¹ã®éçºè ã¯ãªã¹ã¯ãæå°éã«æããããšããŸãããã®ãããå®å®è¹ã®éçºè ã¯éåžžããã§ã«å®å®ã§äœ¿çšãããŠããæ©åšã䜿çšããæ°ãããã¯ãããžãŒããã¹ãããªãããã«ããŠããŸãããããã®è»äž¡ã«ã¯å³ããééå¶ââéãããããããšã³ãžãã¢ã¯è¹ã«ã³ã³ããŒãã³ããè¿œå ããŠéäžã§ãã¹ãããããšã¯ã§ããŸããããã®ç¹ã§ãDARTãããžã§ã¯ãã¯ããã®éèŠãªãã¯ãããžãŒã®å€ããåããŠå®å®ã«æå ¥ããããããããã«çããããã«èŠããŸãããŸããDARTã®äž»ãªç®çã¯ã¯ã©ãã·ã¥ããããšã§ãããç§åŠçãªããŒã¿ãåéããããšã§ã¯ãªãããããšã³ãžãã¢ã¯è£ 眮ã®ééã«é¢ããŠããèªç±ã«æäœã§ããŸãããã®ãããåäœããã¹ãããããã ãã«äœããã®æè¡ãæèŒã§ããŸãã
ãç§ããããžã§ã¯ãã«åå ãããšããç§ãã¡ã¯æ°ãããã¯ãããžãŒã®ã¬ãŒã©ã³ãå šäœãéããŠããããšã«ããã«æ°ã¥ããããããããããåŒã£åŒµãã€ããã¯ãããŸããããšèšããŸããããšã次ã®ãããªããã·ã§ã³ã«åãçµãã åŸã«ããŒã ã«æ¥ãDARTã®ãªãŒããšã³ãžãã¢ã§ãããšã¬ãã¢ãã ã¹ã¯èšããŸããããŒã«ãŒãœãŒã©ãŒãããŒããšãžã¥ãå®å®è¹ã ãããããæ°ãããã¯ãããžãŒã¯ã䜿åœãæãããŠèªåèªèº«ãçºæ®ããããšã«ãã£ãŠã®ã¿ããã®äŸ¡å€ã蚌æããããšãã§ããŸããã
DARTã®èµ·åãŠã£ã³ããŠã¯ãå°ææãå°çã«æãæ¥è¿ããåã®æ¥å¹Ž7æã«éããŸãïŒããã1,100äžkmïŒã SpaceX Falcon 9ãã±ããã¯ãããŒããå éããæ£ããã³ãŒã¹ã«éããŸããçŽ1幎éã104,000 km / hã®é床ã§ãœãŒã©ãŒã·ã¹ãã ãééããŸããã³ã³ãããŒã«ã»ã³ã¿ãŒã®ã¹ãã·ã£ãªã¹ãã¯ãè¡çªã®æ°ååãŸã§DARTãã©ã€ãã«ä»å ¥ã§ããŸããããã®è¹ã¯ãæå°éã®äººçä»å ¥ã§ããã·ã§ã³ãå®äºããããšãã§ããããã«èšèšãããŠããŸãã
Falcon 9ãã±ãããšã¯å¥ã«ãDARTã¯ãœãŒã©ãŒããã«ãé åããŸããããã«ã¯ãè¹ã®äž¡åŽã«ããäžå¯Ÿã®æ¢ã®éã§äŒžã³ã匟æ§ææã«åºå®ãããŠããŸããåŸæ¥ã®ãœãŒã©ãŒããã«ãšæ¯èŒããŠããã®ãããªã·ã¹ãã ã®ééã¯5åã®1ã«ãªããŸãã ããœãŒã©ãŒã¢ã¬ã€ã«ãããå€ãã®ããã·ã§ã³ãå€ã®ææã«éãããšãã§ããŸãããšã¢ãã ãºã¯èšããŸãã ãã¹ããŒã¹ã«ç¯çŽãããããã°ã©ã ã¯ãã¹ãŠå€§ããããšã§ããã
ãœãŒã©ãŒããã«ãå±éããã¡ã«ããºã ã¯ã2017幎ã«ISSã§ãã¹ããããŸããããå®éã®ãœãŒã©ãŒã»ã«ã§åããŠäœ¿çšãããŸããé»æºã®æºåãæŽããšãè¹ã¯ããã«ããã€ãªã³ãšã³ãžã³ãžã®é»åäŸçµŠãéå§ããŸããæ©å ã«ããã€ãªã³ãšã³ãžã³ã¯é»æ°çã«çæããé»åãããã¯ã¢ãŠãããã€ãªã³åããŸããæ£ã«åž¯é»ããã¬ã¹ã¯é»çã«ãã£ãŠåçºãããã€ãªã³ããšã³ãžã³ããæŸåºãããŠåæ¹ã«æšé²ãããŸãã
ã€ãªã³ãšã³ãžã³ã¯ããŸãæšåãæäŸããŸããããçæãççŒãããã±ãããšã³ãžã³ãããã¯ããã«å¹ççã§ãã DARTã¯ã12åã®å°åã®åŸæ¥åååŠçæãšã³ãžã³ã䜿çšããŠã³ãŒã¹ãä¿®æ£ããåããå€ããŸããã䞊è¡ããŠãNASAã®æ°ãããã»ãã³ãšã³ãžã³ã®åçšããŒãžã§ã³ã§ããNASAã®Evolutionaryãã»ãã³ã¹ã©ã¹ã¿ãŒïŒNEXT-CïŒããã¹ãããŸãã..ããã®ãšã³ãžã³ã¯ã»ãŒ20幎ééçºãããŠããŸããããŸã å®å®ã§ãã¹ããããŠããŸããããã®åäœé»åã¯ãNASAãæ·±å®å®ããã·ã§ã³ã§äœ¿çšããä»ã®ãšã³ãžã³ã®3åã§ãããåŸæ¥ã®ååŠçæãšã³ãžã³ãããçŽ10åå¹ççã§ãã
Atchisonã«ãããšãNEXT-Cãšã³ãžã³ã®æ¬åœã®å¯èœæ§ã¯ãæšåã倧ããå€åããèœåã«ãããŸããã»ãšãã©ã®ã€ãªã³ãšã³ãžã³ã¯çãç¯å²ã«å¶éãããŠããŸãããããã£ãŠãããã·ã§ã³ã®ããŸããŸãªæ®µéã§å€ãã®ãšã³ãžã³ãéã¶ä»£ããã«ãå®å®è¹ã¯1ã€ã§ããŸãããããšãã§ããŸãã圌ã¯åã«åœŒã®å¯äžã®ãšã³ãžã³ãã¢ãããŒã®ã¢ã«ã·ããããé»æ°ã«å€æããããã®å åããããããã倪éœã«è¿ã¥ãããããŠæããé¢ããŠéããŸãã
NEXT-Cã¯çæéã®ãã¹ãã«äœ¿çšãããã¡ã€ã³ã®æšé²ã·ã¹ãã ã®ããã¯ã¢ããã«ãªããŸããå®éšå®€ã§ã®ãã®ãããªé·ããã¹ãã®åŸãã·ã¹ãã ãå®å®ã§æ©èœããããšã蚌æããããšãéèŠã§ãããããŒãã®é£è¡äžãã€ãªã³ã¹ã©ã¹ã¿ãŒã¯ãDARTã³ãŒã¹ãä¿®æ£ããå ŽåããŸãã¯ãããŒãã®è»éããããã«å€æŽããŠå ã«æ»ãå°ããªãã¢ã³ã¹ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã«ã®ã¿äœ¿çšãããŸãã ããã¢ã³ã¹ãã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã®åŸãããŸããŸãªããã·ã§ã³ã§äœ¿çšã§ããããã«ãªããŸãããšAtchisonæ°ã¯èšããŸãã ãããã¯ãšãŠãã¯ãŒã«ãªãã¯ãããžãŒã§ããã
ãœãŒã©ãŒããã«ã¯DARTç¡ç·ã¢ã³ããã«ãé»åãäŸçµŠããŸããDARTç¡ç·ã¢ã³ãããå®å®ã§åããŠãã¹ããããŸããããã¯å¹³ããªå圢ã¢ã³ããã§ãããããå®å®è¹ã家ã«é»è©±ããããã«éåžžå¿ èŠãšããã倧ããªæŸç©ç·ç¶ã®ç¿ãããå®å®ã«æã¡äžããã®ãç°¡åã§ããã°ã©ãŠã³ãã«éä¿¡ããããã¹ãŠã®ããŒã¿ã¯ããã£ãŒã«ãããã°ã©ããã«ã²ãŒãã¢ã¬ã€ãŸãã¯FPGAã«ãã£ãŠåŠçãããŸããæ±çšã³ã³ãã¥ãŒã¿ãŒãšã¯ç°ãªãããããã®ãããã¯ç¹å®ã®ã¿ã¹ã¯ãå¹ççã«å®è¡ããããã«ç¹å¥ã«èšèšãããŠããŸããããã¯DARTã«ãšã£ãŠéèŠã§ã-圌ã¯ç®æšãéæããããã«å€ãã®æ£ç¢ºãªèšç®ãè¡ãå¿ èŠããããŸãã
ã¢ãããŒãã®æçµæ®µéã§ã¯ãè¡çªã®æ°ç§åãŸã§ãã«ã¡ã©ããå°çã«ç»åãéä¿¡ããŸããåæã«ãå¥ã®ã³ã³ãã¥ãŒã¿ãŒããããã®ç»åãåŠçããè¹ã®ç¹å¥ãªèªåŸããã²ãŒã·ã§ã³ã·ã¹ãã ã§ããSmartNavã«éãå¿ èŠããããŸãã DARTã¢ã«ãŽãªãºã ãã€ãããã¯ãå°çäžã®ããµã€ã«ãã¿ãŒã²ããã«ããããã«èšèšãããã·ã¹ãã ã«éšåçã«åºã¥ããŠããŸããããããããã¯å®å®è¹ãå°ææã®äžå¿ã«åããããã«ä¿®æ£ãããŸããã ãã¹ããŒãããã¯ãå°ææã«åœ±é¿ãäžããããã®ç§ãã¡ã®ç¬ç¹ã®éèŠãªæè¡ã§ãããšã¢ãã ãºã¯èšããŸãã
DARTã®æ ã®ã»ãšãã©ã§ãäºå®äžããã©ã€ã³ãã§é£è¡ããŸãã圌ã¯ç§ãã¡ã®éæ²³ããã®æã®äœçœ®ã«ãã£ãŠå€ªéœç³»ã§ã®åœŒã®äœçœ®ã決å®ããããšãã§ããæè¿œè·¡è£ çœ®ãæäŸãããŸããã圌ã¯è¡çªã®ããã1ã¶æåã«ã®ã¿åœŒã®ç®æšãèŠãã§ãããããããŠããã§ã圌ã¯DimorphãèŠãããšãã§ããŸãã-ã·ã¹ãã ã®ãã倧ããªãã¹ã¿ãŒã§ããDidymeã ããåäžã®ãã¯ã»ã«ãšããŠåºå¥ã§ããŸããDimorphã¯ãè¡çªã®1æéåã«è¡šç€ºãããŸãã
ããã©ã³ã¯æ¯ç§åžžã«ç»åãéã£ãŠãããŸãããšã¢ãã ãºã¯è¹ã®è»èŒã«ã¡ã©ã«èšåããªããèšããŸãã-éåžžã«éå±ãª1ãã¯ã»ã«ã®ãããªã«ãªããŸããé©ããããšã«ããã®ãã¯ã»ã«ã衚瀺ããã«ã¯ãç»åãæ¡å€§ããå¿ èŠããããŸããããã®æç¹ã§ãããã²ãŒã·ã§ã³ã·ã¹ãã ã¯ãã§ã«è¹ããã®ãã¯ã»ã«ã«åããããã¯ãå§ããŠããŸããã
ãã®æç¹ã§ãå°äžããã³ã³ãããŒã«ã»ã³ã¿ãŒããã®è»éãå€æŽããã«ã¯é ãããŸããããã·ã§ã³ã®æåã¯ãSmart Navã¢ã«ãŽãªãºã ãå°ããªå°ææãèŠéã®äžå¿ã«ä¿ã¡ãè¹ãã¿ãŒã²ããã«åããèœåã«ããã£ãŠããŸãã DARTããŒã ã¯ãè¹ãšå°ææã®æ¥è¿ãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒãããããã«äœæéãè²»ãããå°ææããŸã ã»ãšãã©èŠããªããšãã«ãããèªèããŠçŠç¹ãåãããããã«ã¢ã«ãŽãªãºã ããã¬ãŒãã³ã°ããŸãããããã¯ãšãŠã€ããªãéå±ãªåš¯æ¥œã§ãããããã·ã§ã³ã®æåã«ã¯çµ¶å¯Ÿã«äžå¯æ¬ ã§ãããããŒããã¿ãŒã²ãããèªèããæ¹æ³ãç¥ããªãå ŽåããããŒãã¯ã¬ã³ãºäžã®ã»ããã®æç¹ãšæ··åããããè¡æã§ã¯ãªãã¡ã€ã³ã®å°ææãã¿ãŒã²ããã«ãããããå¯èœæ§ããããŸãã
å°ææè¡çªä»»åã®å³ããã«å¯Ÿå¿ã§ããã«ã¡ã©ãæ§ç¯ããããšã¯å°é£ãªäœæ¥ã§ãããã©ã³ã¯äž»ã«ããã²ãŒã·ã§ã³ããŒã«ã§ããã€ãŸãã圌女ã®åçã¯éåžžã«æ£ç¢ºã§ãªããã°ãªããŸãããåé¡ã¯ãå åŠããã€ã¹ã枩床å€åã«éåžžã«ææã§ãããšããããšã§ãã ãå·ãããšãç¶æ³ã¯å€åãå§ããŸãããšããã©ã³ã®ã·ã¹ãã ãšã³ãžãã¢ã§ããã¶ãã¯ãã¬ããã£ãŒã¯èšããŸãã Dracoã®å åŠã·ã¹ãã ã«ããããªå€æŽãå ããã ãã§ãïŒã¡ã€ã³ã«ã¡ã©ãšã»ã«ã³ããªã«ã¡ã©ãäºãã«1ãã€ã¯ãã¡ãŒãã«ç§»åãããïŒãç»åã®çŠç¹ããŒããŠDARTãèŠããªããªãå¯èœæ§ããããŸãããã®ãããã«ã¡ã©ã®å åŠç³»ã«ã¯ç¹æ®ãªã¬ã©ã¹ã䜿çšããŠããã枩床å€åæã«æªã¿ãçºçããŸããã ãããã¯å®å šã«ç°ãªããŸãããšãã¬ããã£ãŒã¯èšããŸãã ããã®ãããªã¬ã©ã¹ã¯å°çäžã§ã¯äœ¿çšãããªãã§ããããã
ãã©ã³ãå®å šã«çµã¿ç«ãŠãããåŸããã¬ããã£ãŒãšåœŒã®ããŒã ã¯æã¡äžãã®æºåã®ããã«æ°é±éã«ã¡ã©ã調æŽããŸãã圌ãã¯å¹²æžèšïŒéåžžã«æ£ç¢ºãªã¬ãŒã¶ãŒã·ã¹ãã ïŒã䜿çšããŠãå®å®ç©ºéã®åçµæž©åºŠãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒããããã£ã³ããŒå ã«ãããã©ã³ã®å åŠç³»ã®åŸ®èŠçãªæªã¿ã枬å®ããŸããæ°çŸäžããé¢ããå Žæããèæããã£ãã£ãã·ã¹ãã ãèªèã§ããããã«ãã«ã¡ã©ã埮調æŽããå¿ èŠããããŸããåæã«ãå®å®ç³ã®é®®æãªç»åãå°çã«éãè¿ãããšãã§ããªããã°ãªããŸããã ãç§ãã¡ã¯ãå°ææã®ãµããã©ã€ãéšåãèŠãããšãã§ããããã«ãã§ããã ãå€ãã®ããŒã¿ãååŸããããšããŠããŸãããšãã¬ããã£ãŒã¯èšããŸããã«ã¡ã©ã¯åºããã€ãããã¯ã¬ã³ãžã§åäœã§ããå¿ èŠããããŸããããã¯ãDARTããŒã ã®èª°ã確å®ã«ç¥ããªããããé£ããäœæ¥ã§ããå®å®è¹ãå°çæã«è¡çªããå¯èœæ§ã®ãããã®ã
ããã·ã§ã³ã®æããŠããŒã¯ãªç¹åŸŽã®1ã€ã¯ã建ç¯å®¶ãå®éã«ããã·ã§ã³ã«ã€ããŠã»ãšãã©ç¥ããªãããšã«é¢ä¿ããŠããŸãã Didymeã¯1996幎ã«çºèŠããã倩æåŠè ã¯ãããè¡æãæã£ãŠããã®ã§ã¯ãªãããšçã£ãŠããŸãããã2003幎ã«ãã®ååšã確èªããã ãã§ããããã£ãã£ã ã®çŽåŸã¯çŽ800mã§ããã£ã¢ã«ããããã¯ããã«å€§ãããçŽåŸã¯ãããçŽ150 mã§ãããã£ã¢ã«ãã¯èãããŠãã»ãšãã©ã®å Žåãäž»ãªå°ææã®ããã«ãå°çããã®æé é¡ã§çŽæ¥èŠãããšã¯ã§ããŸããããã£ãã€ã ãæ¥å¹Žç®æãåéããã®ã«ååè¿ã¥ããšãå€ã«è£žçŒã§èŠããæãæãæã®10äžåã®1ã®æããã«ãªããŸãã
DidymeãšDimorfã«ã€ããŠç§ãã¡ãã»ãšãã©ç¥ããªãããšã¯ãå°äžã®å åŠæé é¡ãšç¡ç·æé é¡ããã®èŠ³æž¬ããæ¥ãŠããŸãã倩æåŠè ã¯ããã£ãã£ã ãè¡æãæã£ãŠããã®ã¯ããã®æãããäžå®ã®ééã§äœäžããããã ãšæšæž¬ããŠããŸããããã¯ãè»éäžã«ç©äœãååšããããšã瀺ããŠããŸãã ããã£ãã£ãã·ã¹ãã ã«é¢ããæ å ±ã®ã»ãšãã©ã¯ã2003幎ã®èŠ³æž¬ããåŸãããŸããããšãããŒã¹ã¢ãªãŸã倧åŠã®å€©æåŠè ã§DART芳枬ã¯ãŒãã³ã°ã°ã«ãŒãã®ãªãŒããŒã§ããã¯ãªã¹ãã£ãŒãããŒãã¹ã¯èšããŸãã ãDidymaã·ã¹ãã ã®ç£èŠãŠã£ã³ããŠã¯2幎ããšã«éããDARTã®ã¢ã€ãã¢ãæµ®ããã ãšããå®æçã«ç£èŠãéå§ããŸãããã
DARTã®æŽå²ã¯ããããžã§ã¯ããDonQuixoteãããå§ãŸããŸããã-2000幎代åé ã«æ¬§å·å®å®å±ã«ãã£ãŠææ¡ããããå°ææãšè¡çªããå®å®è¹ã2ã€ã®è¹ãåæã«éããšããã¢ã€ãã¢ã§ã1ã€ã¯å°ææãšè¡çªãããã1ã€ã¯ããã芳å¯ããå¿ èŠããããŸãã次ã«ãåšå²ã®å°ææã®è»éã®å€åã調æ»ããããšã«ãªããŸããã倪éœã®åœ±é¿ãåããåŸãESAã¯æçµçã«ããã·ã§ã³ãé«ããããšå€æãããããæŸæ£ããŸãããæ°å¹ŽåŸãããŸããŸãªç§åŠåéãåªå ããåœç«ç§åŠå·¥åŠå»åŠã¢ã«ãããŒã¯ãå°ææã®åœ±é¿ããã·ã§ã³ã®å®æœã匷ãæšå¥šããã¬ããŒããçºè¡ããŸããããã®äŸ¡å€ãæžããããšã«ãããŸããã
äœã³ã¹ãã®ããã·ã§ã³ã®æ°é®®ãªã¢ã€ãã¢ã¯ãã¬ããŒãã®çºè¡çŽåŸã®ããæã圌ãä»äºã§å¿ããã£ããšãã«ãçŸåšå¿çšç©çåŠç 究æã®äž»ä»»ç§åŠé¡§åã§ãããDARTããã·ã§ã³ã®äž»ä»»ç 究è ã®1人ã§ããAndyChenã«æãã€ããã ãããã¿ã芳å¯ããããã«2å°ç®ã®å®å®è¹ãå¿ èŠãªãã®ã§ãçªç¶ãäºéå°ææã§ãããžã§ã¯ããè¡ãã¹ãã ãšæããŸããããšãã§ã³ã¯èšããŸãã ãç§ãã¡ã¯å°çãããå°äžã®æé é¡ãããããè¡ãããšãã§ããŸããã
ç®æšãèŠã€ããããšã¯æ®ã£ããå®å®ã«ã¯ããã»ã©å€ãã®äºå å°ææã¯ãªããå®å®è¹ãšã®è¡çªæã«å°äžã®æé é¡ãéããŠèŠãããšãã§ããããã«ããããã®ããäžéšã ããå°çã®è¿ããééããŸããè¹ãè»éãèããå€ããã®ã«ååå°ãããã®ã¯ããã«å°ãªãããã§ã³ãšåœŒã®ããŒã ãå¯èœãªã¿ãŒã²ããã®ãªã¹ããéåŒãããšããŸã§ã«ã圌ãã«ã¯2ã€ã®éžæè¢ããæ®ã£ãŠãããããã®ãã¡ã®1ã€ã¯ãã£ãã€ã ã§ããã ããã®ãªãã·ã§ã³ã¯å€§ããªã¢ããã³ããŒãžãæã£ãŠãªãŒãããŠããŸããããšãã§ã³ã¯èšããŸããããã§åœŒãšååã®å°ããªã°ã«ãŒããææ¡ããŸãšãã2011幎ã«NASAã«ãã®ã¢ã€ãã¢ã宣äŒããŸããã代çåºã¯é·ãèããŠããŸããã§ããã 2012幎ãŸã§ã«ãDARTã¯æ£åŒã«äºç®å ã«åãŸããŸããã
ãã£ãã£ããã¿ãŒã²ãããšããŠã倩æåŠè ã¯ãã®ã·ã¹ãã ã2幎ããšã«å°çã«è¿ã¥ãã«ã€ããŠç£èŠãéå§ããŸããã ããã©ã¡ãŒã¿ãæä¹ çã«å€æŽããåã«ãè¡çªåã®ã·ã¹ãã ã®åäœãå¯èœãªéã綿å¯ã«èª¿æ»ããå¿ èŠãããããšã«æ°ã¥ããŸããããšRivkinæ°ã¯èšããŸãã 2003幎以æ¥ã®ãã£ãã£ã ã®æåã®èŠ³å¯ã¯2015幎ã«å§ãŸãããã以æ¥2幎ããšã«è¡ãããŠããŸãã
以åã®èŠ³å¯ã«åºã¥ããŠã倩æåŠè ã¯ããã£ã¢ãŒãããã£ãã£ã ãçŽ12æéã«1ååšåããçŽåŸãçŽ150mã§ããããšãç¥ã£ãŠããŸãããã以å€ã¯ãã¹ãŠè¬ã®ãŸãŸã§ãã DidymeãDARTã®ã¿ãŒã²ããã«ãªãåã¯ã圌ãç£èŠããæå³ã¯ãããŸããã§ãããå°ãªããšãåœé¢ã®éã圌ã¯å°çã«è åšãäžããããšã¯ãããŸããã ãDimorphãã©ã®ããã«èŠãããã¯ããããŸããããšAdamsã¯èšããŸãã ãç§ãã¡ã¯ãã£ãã£ããèŠãã ãã§ããã
ãããã©ã®ããã«èŠãããããç¥ããªãå Žåãå°ææè¡çªããã·ã§ã³ãèšç»ããæ¹æ³ã¯ïŒã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã§-ããããã®ã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã DARTããŒã ãç«ã¡äžãåã«ã¢ãã«åããå¿ èŠãããæãéèŠãªæªç¥ã®ãã©ã¡ãŒã¿ãŒã¯ããã€ã¢ã«ãã®åœ¢ç¶ãšæ§æã§ãããããã®èŠå ã¯ãè¡çªãè»éã«äžãã圱é¿ã決å®ããäžã§å€§ããªåœ¹å²ãæãããŸããããšãã°ãç¬ã®éªšã®åœ¢ãããå°ææã¯ãç圢ã®å°ææãšã¯ç°ãªãåäœãããè¹ããã®äžå¿ãèŠã€ããŠããã«å ¥ãã®ãããå°é£ã«ãªããŸããããŸããŸãªèšŒæ ã«ãããšãå€ãã®å°ææã¯åºäœã§ã¯ãªããéåã«ãã£ãŠäžç·ã«ä¿æãããç Žçã®å±±ã§ãããããã®ç Žçã®ãµã€ãºãšååžã«ãã£ãŠãè¡æéšäœã®è¿ãã®ç³ç³ãå®å®ã«é£ãã§ãããããDARTã®è¡æããããã«ã©ã®ããã«åœ±é¿ãããã決ãŸããŸããå°ææãæŒãã®ãã圌ãã¯ãã®è»éãããã«å€ããã§ãããã
èããããããŸããŸãªåœ¢ç¶ãã¢ãã«åããããšã§ãDARTã¯ã¿ãŒã²ãããšããå ŽæãèªåŸçã«æ±ºå®ã§ããŸããå°ææã®ããŸããŸãªåœ¢ç¶ãšçµæã®å¯äžãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒãããããšã«ãããç§åŠè ã¯ã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³çµæãå®éã®è¡çªããŒã¿ãšæ¯èŒã§ããŸãã DARTããŒã ã¯ããªãã¢ã¢åœç«ç 究æã®ææé²è¡ããŒã ãšååããŠãç 究æã®2å°ã®ã¹ãŒããŒã³ã³ãã¥ãŒã¿ãŒã§ããŸããŸãªè¡çªã·ããªãªãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒãããŸããããã®ãããªã·ããªãªã¯ãå®éšå®€ã§ã¯ç®æ°ãããã®ã§ã¯ãããŸãããæ žåŒŸé ã§ççºããå°ææã®çµæãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒãããŸããç Žçãå°ææããã©ã®ããã«ç§»åããããç 究ããããšã«ããã圌ãã¯ãããäœã§ã§ããŠãããããããŠãã®çµæãè»éã®å€åã«ã©ã®ããã«åœ±é¿ããããããããç解ããããšãã§ããŸããå°çãä¿è·ããããã«å®éã®ããã·ã§ã³ãéå§ããå¿ èŠãããå Žåãè¡æã«å¯Ÿããå°ææã®åå¿ãæ£ç¢ºã«äºæž¬ããããšãéèŠã«ãªããŸãã
è¡çªããŒã¿ã¯ãè¹ãã¿ãŒã²ããã«åããããããŒã¿ãå°çã«éä¿¡ãããããããã«ã¯èšèšãããŠããªãããã¹ãŠã®äžã§å¯äžã®ããã€ã¹ã«ãã£ãŠåéãããŸããããã¯ãLICIACubeãšåŒã°ããã€ã¿ãªã¢ã®ãã€ã¯ããµãã©ã€ãã§ãããDARTãå°ææã«è¡çªãããããæ°ååã«æŒãåºãããŸãããã®åŸãŸããªããLICIACubeã¯å°ææãééããäœæ³¢ã®åçãæ®ããŸãããããã®ç»åã¯ãç§åŠè ãã¢ãã«ã確èªããã®ã«åœ¹ç«ã¡ãŸãããã€ã¯ããµãã©ã€ãã¯å°ææããããªãé¢ããŠããããããã®ç»åã¯ããŸãé®®æã§ã¯ãããŸããããã ããããã¯äœããªãããã¯ãŸãã§ããã€ãŸãã2016幎ã«ESAãããã·ã§ã³ãæŸæ£ãããšãã«ãNASAã«äœãæ®ããªããšããããšã§ãã
DARTã¯ããšããšå¥åã®NASAãããžã§ã¯ãã§ããããšãæå³ãããŠããŸãããããã§ã³ãšããã·ã§ã³ã®éçºè ã¯ããã«ESAãšææºããŠãå ±åã®å°ææè¡æããã³ããã¿è©äŸ¡ããã·ã§ã³ãå®æœããŸããããšãŒããã人ã¯DARTã®åã§çºå°ããAIMãããŒããäœæããæ¬è¹ã®å°çã®æ°ã¶æåã«å°ææã調æ»ããããšãèšç»ãããŠããŸããããããŠãDARTãè¡šé¢åãããšãAIMã¯äœãèµ·ããããç£èŠããŸãã
ESAã¡ã³ããŒããã®AIMããã·ã§ã³ã®ç©æ¥µçãªæ¯æŽã«ããããããã2016幎ã«ã¯ãæ祚ã«ãã£ãŠãã®ããã°ã©ã ã«äºç®ãå²ãåœãŠãªãã£ãããããã¹ãŠã厩å£ããŸããã ãNASAââãšESAã®ããŒãããŒã·ãããšããŠå§ãŸããããŸããŸãªçç±ã§äžæ¹ã®åœäºè ã責任ãæãããªãã£ãããã«åŽ©å£ããããã·ã§ã³ã®é·ããªã¹ãããããŸãããšãã§ã³ã¯èšããŸãã ãç§ãã¡ã¯ããããã®ããã·ã§ã³ãç¬ç«ãããŠãä»ã®ããŒãããŒãæåŠããåŸããããã®ãããããç¶ç¶ããããšãææ¡ããŸãããããã®ã¢ãããŒãã¯è³¢æã§ããããšã蚌æãããŸããã
2018幎ãŸã§ãDARTã¯ãã¹ãŠãç¬èªã«è¡ãããã§ãããããããã€ã¿ãªã¢ã®å®å®æ©é¢ã¯NASAã«ãããäœã£ããã€ã¯ããµãã©ã€ãã®1ã€ãæã£ãŠè¡ãããã«ç³ãåºãŸããã NASAã®å¹¹éšã¯ãã®ã¢ã€ãã¢ãæ°ã«å ¥ããLICIACubeãããã·ã§ã³ã«è¿œå ããŸããããã®åŸãŸããªããESAã¯AIMã®åŸç¶ã§ããHeraè£ çœ®ãçºè¡šããŸãããã¢ã€ãã¢ã¯ãDARTããã·ã§ã³ã®äœæ³¢ã芳å¯ããããã«ã2ã€ã®ãã€ã¯ããµãã©ã€ããåããå°ããªè¹ããã£ãã£ãã·ã¹ãã ã®åšãã®è»éã«éãããšã§ãããæ°ããESAãããŒãã¯ã2024幎ãŸã§èµ·åããæºåãã§ããŠããªããããã¡ã€ã³ã€ãã³ãã«éã«åããŸããããå°çãããšãDARTã«ãã£ãŠæ®ãããã¯ã¬ãŒã¿ãŒã枬å®ãã詳现ãªDimorph枬å®ãè¡ã£ãŠã圱é¿ãã©ã®ããã«åœ±é¿ããããç解ã§ããŸãã
äžæ¹ãæé é¡ã®ãããã¯ãŒã¯ã¯ãå°çããDidymaã·ã¹ãã ãç£èŠããŸãã圌ãã¯ãDARTãç®æšã«å°éããäœã¶æãåã«èŠ³æž¬ãéå§ãããã®èŠ³æž¬ã¯å°ææã®è¡æã®äœçœ®ã決å®ããäžã§éèŠã«ãªããŸããããŒã ã¯ãè¹ããã£ãã£ã ã«åãã£ãŠé£ãã§ãããšãã«ããã£ã¢ã«ãããã£ãã£ã ã®å察åŽã«ããå¿ èŠã¯ãŸã£ãããããŸããããã£ãã£ã ãééã£ãå°ææãšè¡çªããã ãã§ãã DARTãè¡æã®è»éã®ãã©ã¡ãŒã¿ãç¬ç«ããŠæ±ºå®ããã®ã«ååã«è¿ã¥ããŸã§ã«ããã¬ãŒãããããã«ã¯é ãããŸãã Rivkinã¯ãæ¥ã«å§ãŸãæåŸã®çºå£²åã®èŠ³å¯ãã£ã³ããŒã³ã¯ãå¿ èŠãªç²ŸåºŠã§è»éã®ãã©ã¡ãŒã¿ãŒã決å®ããDimorphãé©åãªå Žæã«é©åãªã¿ã€ãã³ã°ã§é 眮ãããããšãä¿èšŒããã®ã«ååã§ãããšè¿°ã¹ãŠããŸãã
ããŒãã¹ã¯ãå°äžã®æé é¡ãè¡çªèªäœãèŠãããšãã§ããå¯èœæ§ãããããšèšããŸãã ããã£ã³ã¹ãããã°ãããã¯ããããéå ã®ããã«èŠããã§ãããããšåœŒå¥³ã¯èšããŸãã -ããã¯çŽ æŽãããã§ããããã
ããããæé é¡ãè¡çªãã¬ã¢ãæ€åºããªããŠããäœæ³¢ã芳å¯ããäžã§éèŠãªåœ¹å²ãæãããŸããçµå±ã®ãšãããæäœã®å šäœçãªãã€ã³ãã¯ãå®å®è¹ãå°ææãšè¡çªãããšãã«ãå°ææã®è»éãã©ã®ããã«å€æŽã§ãããã決å®ããããšã§ãã DARTã®è¡çªã«ããããã£ãã£ã åšèŸºã®12æéã®è»éã«çŽ10åããè¿œå ãããŸããããã ããããŒãã¹ãšå€©æåŠè ã®ããŒã ã¯ããã£ã¢ã«ããåšåããå°ææã®æããã®å€åã芳å¯ããããšã§éãã確èªããã®ã«ååã§ãããã®ããŒã¿ã¯ãLICIACubeã®ç»åãšåæ§ã«ãHeraãè¿œå ã®ããŒã¿ãåéãããŸã§ãç§åŠè ãå°ææã®åœ±é¿ã®ã¢ãã«ãæ¹è¯ããã®ã«åœ¹ç«ã¡ãŸãããã£ãã£ãã·ã¹ãã ã¯ä»åŸ40幎éãçŸåšãããå°çããé ããªããããè¡çªçŽåŸã«åéãããããŒã¿ã®éãæ倧åããããšãããŒã ã«ãšã£ãŠéèŠã§ãã
DARTã®äœ¿åœã¯NASAãäž»å°ããŠããŸãããå°çãä¿è·ããããšã¯æ¬è³ªçã«äžççãªèª²é¡ã§ãã 2016幎ãNASAã¯ãã¯ã·ã³ãã³DCã«æ¬ç€Ÿã眮ãææé²è¡èª¿æŽãµãŒãã¹ãç«ã¡äžããäžçã®å®å®æ©é¢ã®é¢é£ããã°ã©ã ãšååããŠäœæ¥ãè¡ããŸããããããŸã§ã®ãšãããå°çãä¿è·ããããã®äœæ¥ã®ã»ãšãã©ã¯ãæœåšçã«å±éºãªå°ææã®äžççãªç£èŠãã£ã³ããŒã³ã調æŽãããããã®è»éãããããããŠããŸããã ã人ã ã¯å°ææãæ¢ãç¶ããŸãããªããªããäœããèŠã€ããã®ãæ©ããã°æ©ãã»ã©ãããã«ã€ããŠäœããããªããã°ãªããªãæéãé·ããªãããã§ãããšRivkinã¯èšããŸãã
1980幎代åŸåã«ææãäžæã§ããå°ææãã»ãšãã©èŠéããåŸãç±³åœè°äŒã¯å°ææãå°çäžã®çåœãã©ãã»ã©æ·±å»ã«è ãããã«ã€ããŠã®èšç®ã§NASAãå°æãããŸããããšãŒãžã§ã³ã·ãŒã®å ¬åŒã¬ããŒãã«ã¯äžæ°å³ãªçµµãæããããã®åé¡ã解決ããããã®äºç®ãå²ãåœãŠãææ¡ããªãããŸããããŸãã倪éœå çºé»ã·ã¹ãã å ã®æœåšçã«å±éºãªãã¹ãŠã®å°ææã綿å¯ã«èª¿æ»ããããšããå§ããŸãã ãå°çã1幎以å ã«å€§ããªå°ææãåœæãšééããå¯èœæ§ã¯éåžžã«äœããããã®ãããªè¡çªã®çµæã¯éåžžã«å£æ» çãªãã®ã«èŠããã®ã§ãè åšã®æ§è³ªãè©äŸ¡ãããããæéããæºåãããã®ã¯åççã ãšæãããããšå ±åæžã¯è¿°ã¹ãã
2幎åŸãç±³åœè°äŒã¯NASAã«ãçŽåŸ1 kmãè¶ ãã倪éœç³»ã®å°ææã®90ïŒ ãèŠã€ããããã«æ瀺ããŸããããã®ãããªå°ææã¯ãç§ãã¡ãšè¡çªããåŸãã»ãŒç¢ºå®ã«å€§éçµ¶æ» ãåŒãèµ·ãããŸãã 1998幎ã«ä»£çåºã¯æ£åŒã«æ€çŽ¢ãéå§ãã2010幎ãŸã§ã«ãã®ã¿ã¹ã¯ãå®äºããŸããããã ããçŽåŸ1 kmæªæºã®å°ææããæ·±å»ãªå±æç Žå£ãåŒãèµ·ããå¯èœæ§ããããŸãããããã£ãŠã2005幎ã«ãç±³åœè°äŒã¯NASAã®æš©éãæ¡å€§ãã2020幎æ«ãŸã§ã«çŽåŸ140 mãè¶ ããå°ææã®90ïŒ ãèŠã€ãããšããã¿ã¹ã¯ãèšå®ããŸããïŒããã¯ã¢ã¹ã¯ã¯ã®ã³ã ãœã¢ã«ã¹ã«ã€åºå Žã«ããã¬ãã³ã°ã©ãŒãã¹ã«ã€ããã«ã®é«ãã«å¹æµããŸãïŒã
ãããã代çåºããã®ã¿ã¹ã¯ãå®è¡ãããšããŠããäœçŸãã®èŠéããããŠããå°ææãæ®ãã®10ïŒ ã«å ¥ãå¯èœæ§ããããŸãããŸãããœãŒã©ãŒã·ã¹ãã ã§èŽåœçãªå®å®ã®å²©ãèŠã€ããããšã¯æŠãã®ååã§ãã NASAã¯ãããã®ã»ãšãã©ãã¹ãŠãçºèŠããŸãããããããã®è»éãèšç®ããã®ã«äœå¹Žããããå ŽåããããŸãããããã£ãŠãç§ãã¡ãæ°ã¥ããŠããªã倧ããªå°ææãããããããã ãã§ã¯ãããŸãã-ç§ãã¡ãååãªç²ŸåºŠã§ãããã®è»éãäºæž¬ãããŸã§ãç§ãã¡ãæ°ä»ããå°ææã§ããç§ãã¡ã«è åšãããããå¯èœæ§ããããŸãã
å®éã®å°ææèŠå ±ãçºçããå ŽåãDARTã®ãããªäžçãæãä»»åã®æåã決å®ããéèŠãªèŠçŽ ã¯ãå°ææãã©ãã ãæ©ãæ€åºãããã§ããããã¯ããã€ãã®çç±ã§éèŠã§ãããŸããå®å®è¹ãæã¡äžããæºåãããã®ã«é·ãæéãããããŸããã³ã³ã»ããããã»ãŒå®æããè¹ãžã®ç§»è¡ã«ã¯ãDARTã«ã»ãŒ10幎ããããŸãããã¢ãã ãºã¯ãå°ææãæ¬åœã«ç§ãã¡ã®æ¹åã«åãã£ãŠããŠãææã®è¡šé¢ããåœãäžæããããšãã§ããã°ããã®ããã»ã¹ãå éããããšãã§ãããšèšããŸãã ãå°çãä¿è·ããããšããŠããã®ãªããããã»ã©å€ãã®æ°ãããã¯ãããžãŒãé£ã°ãããšã¯ãªãã§ãããããšåœŒå¥³ã¯èšããŸãã ãç§ãã¡ã¯ãã§ã«å€ãã®ããšãåŠãã ã®ã§ã次åã¯ãã£ãšæ©ãããããšæããŸããã
å¥ã®èŠå ã¯ãè¹ãå°ææã®è»éãã©ãã ãçŸå®çã«å€ããããšãã§ãããã«é¢ä¿ããŠããŸãã Dimorphã¯ä»ã®å°ææã«æ¯ã¹ãŠããã»ã©å€§ããã¯ãããŸããããDARTãæ倧ã®è¹ã§ã¯ãããŸããã 6 km / sã®é床ã§å°ææãšè¡çªããŠããããã¯ã»ãšãã©åããããã®è»éã¯1ç§ããã1ããªã¡ãŒãã«ä»¥äžããå€åããŸããã ãäžæçãªãããã¹ã¿ãŒãã®çš®é¡ã«ãã£ãŠã¯ãããã§ååãªå Žåãããã°ãããããããªå ŽåããããŸãããšRivkinæ°ã¯èšããŸããææé²è¡ã§ã¯æéãéèŠã§ãã
è¹ãæ¥å¹Žã®å€ã«æã¡äžããããæºåãæŽãåã«ãã©ãããŒã ã¯ãŸã ããã¹ãããšããããããããŸããããŒã ã¯ãDARTãNASAã®æ·±å®å®éä¿¡ãããã¯ãŒã¯ãä»ããŠããŒã¿ãéåä¿¡ã§ããããšã確èªããããã³ã³ãã¥ãŒã¿ãŒã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã䜿çšããŠèµ·åæé ãæ éã«æ€èšããå¿ èŠããããŸããæã¡äžãåã«ããããªãŒãæŸé»ãããããœãŒã©ãŒããã«ã®å±éã远跡ããããããããªããšãå®è·µããŸãã
ç®æšã¯ãç°å¢ãšã®çžäºäœçšããã¹ãããåã«ãå®å®è¹ã®åºæ¬çãªãã©ã¡ãŒã¿ãååŸããããšã§ãããšã³ãžãã¢ã¯ãã®ããã»ã¹ãã·ã§ã€ã¯ã¢ã³ããã€ã¯ãšåŒã³ãŸãããã³ããã®ãã©ã³ãã§ããããŸãã翻蚳ã]ã DARTã¯ãçºå°è·éãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒãããããã«1ç§éã«æ倧3,000åã倧ããªæ¯åãã©ãããã©ãŒã ã§æ¯ããã空éç空ã®åœ±é¿ãã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒããããã£ã³ããŒå ã§å®æçã«é«æž©ã«ãããããŸãã DARTããã¹ãŠã®ãã¹ãã«åæ ŒãããšãããŒã ã¯æ©åšå šäœãããäžåºŠå®è¡ããŠãæ£ããæ©èœããŠããããšã確èªããŸãããã¹ãŠãããŸãããã°ãSpaceXã®æè¡è ãæã¡äžãã®ããã«ãã±ããã«ç©ã¿èŸŒãåã«ãè¹ã¯æçµãã§ãã¯ã®ããã«5æã«ã«ãªãã©ã«ãã¢ã®ãŽã¡ã³ãã³ããŒã°ç©ºè»åºå°ã«éãããŸãã
å®å®è¹ã®ãšã³ãžãã¢ã¯ãã°ãã°åœŒãã®é è³ã«å·çããŠããŸããçµå±ã®ãšããã圌ãã¯åããããžã§ã¯ãã«äœå¹Žãåãçµãããšãå€ããè¹ãããã«æ°å¹Žéå°çã«éä¿¡ããããŒã¿ãç 究ãã人ãããŸããããããç§ã話ããããã¹ãŠã®DARTããŒã ã®ã¡ã³ããŒã¯ãæããç¥ããªããããããç Žå£ãããšããã¢ã€ãã¢ã«ç±å¿ã«åãçµãã§ããŸãã ãäœããå£ãããçç Žããããããšãç§ã®äžéšã¯ãã€ãåãã§ããŸãããšãã§ã³ã¯èšããŸãããã¬ããã£ãŒã¯åæããŸãããè¹ãå°ææã«é£ãã§ãäœãèµ·ãããªããšããæªå€¢ããããŸããããã¯å€±æã§ããããç Žå£ãããã®ãåŸ ã¡ãããŸãããã
ç¹ã«ãããŒã ã¯ãã³ãããã¯ã®éãçºå£²åã®ã¹ã±ãžã¥ãŒã«ãç¶æããããšãã§ããŸããããã¢ãã ãºã¯ãæ°ããå¶éãåé¿ããæ¹æ³ãããã«èŠã€ãããšèšããŸããã¯ãŒã¯ã·ã§ããã§è¹ãçµã¿ç«ãŠãå¿ èŠã®ãã人ã ã¯å°ã°ã«ãŒãã§äº€ä»£ã§åããæ®ãã¯é éã§ã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã«åãçµã¿ãŸããããã®å¬ãšæ¥ã«ãªããšãç¶æ³ã¯ããã«è€éã«ãªããŸããã·ãã¥ã¬ãŒã·ã§ã³ã®ããã«ããŒã å šäœãçŽæ¥ç«ã¡äŒãå¿ èŠããããŸãã圌ãã¯ãã§ã«ç€ŸäŒçè·é¢ãããã³ã«ã«åºã¥ããŠå°æ¥ã®ä»äºãèšç»ãå§ããŠããŸãã
ãã³ãããã¯ã®ãªã¹ã¯ã®ããã«ãå°ææã®è¡çªã®ãªã¹ã¯ã¯ããããèµ·ãããŸã§ãããããããªãæœè±¡çãªããã«æãããŸããããã§éèŠãªããšã¯ãäžå©ãªç¶æ³ã«çŽé¢ããå Žåã§ããããã«è¿ éãã€æåºãšããŠå¯Ÿå¿ããæ¹æ³ãç¥ãããšã§ãããããDARTã®äœ¿åœã§ãããã³ãããŠã€ã«ã¹ãªã©ã«æ¢ããããããšã¯ãããŸããããšã¢ãã ãºã¯èšããŸãããç§ãã¡ã«ã¯1ã€ã®ç®æšãããããããéæããŸããã