The DART mission achieved its goal of changing one asteroid’s orbit around another, but questions remain about why the orbit ...
CHICAGO -- A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity's first test of planetary defense. The impact occurred at 7:15 p.m. ET greeted by cheers from the mission team in ...
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Sept. 29, 2022: Seeing the DART impact
On Nov. 24, 2021, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) launched. The spacecraft was on its way to Dimorphos, part of a ...
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Can we safely deflect a killer asteroid without making it worse? Only if we avoid the gravitational 'keyhole,' scientists say
Smacking a planet-threatening asteroid comes with big responsibility.If we slam an impactor into an asteroid in exactly the wrong spot, the space rock may pass through a "gravitational keyhole" that ...
HOUSTON -- Humanity could face one less doomsday scenario if NASA has its way. On Friday, the space agency announced plans to redirect the course of a small asteroid approaching Earth, as part of the ...
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a chance of hitting the moon. To save it from collision, scientists are considering launching a nuclear ...
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