NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Captures Collision of DART With Asteroid Dimorphos

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA’s) Hubble Space Telescope captured a series of photos of asteroid Dimorphos when it was deliberately hit by a 1,200-pound NASA spacecraft called DART on September 26, 2022, according to their statement. Hubble‘s time-lapse movie of the aftermath of DART’s collision reveals surprising and remarkable,…

Can We Really Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing Into It? Nobody Knows, but We Are Excited to Try

Can We Really Deflect an Asteroid by Crashing Into It? Nobody Knows, but We Are Excited to Try

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NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is designed to be a one hit wonder. It will end its days by crashing into an asteroid at 24,000 kilometres per hour on September 26. Launched from Earth in November 2021, DART is about the size of a bus and was created…

NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Could Severely Deform Target Asteroid, New Study Reveals

NASA’s DART Asteroid Mission Could Severely Deform Target Asteroid, New Study Reveals

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NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission is the world’s first full-scale planetary defence test against potential asteroid impacts on Earth. Researchers now show that instead of leaving behind a relatively small crater, the impact of the DART spacecraft on its target could leave the asteroid near unrecognisable. A giant…