NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission was launched early Wednesday from California in an effort to determine whether humanity is prepared to protect itself against an asteroid impact.
WATCH: NASA launches DART system to intercept asteroids
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, spacecraft onboard, sits during sunrise, Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)