NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. Watch the ...
After Hera speeds past Mars, it's onward to Didymos and its now -misshapen companion Dimorphos (thanks to the collision), ...
The shape of the asteroid Dimorphos was changed when NASA's DART spacecraft deliberately crashed into it in 2022 as part of a test of humanity's planetary defense capabilities. DART, the Double ...
NASA's proved in 2022 that humans could redirect 'city killer' asteroids away from Earth - but with unintended consequences that could put our planet in danger. A pair of Italian astronomers found ...
A NASA experiment that sent a spacecraft slamming into the side of an asteroid may have sent debris flying into space, possibly into the path of Mars. The asteroid, named Dimorphos, was hit by ...
The successful DART mission likely made Dimorphos' shape more 'askew' and eccentric. By Laura Baisas | Published Mar 20, 2024 10:00 AM EDT The asteroid Dimorphos was captured by NASA’s DART ...
Scientists may have inadvertently started a game of space billiards - by smashing boulders towards Mars. In September, 2022, NASA deliberately flew the 1,200-pound DART spacecraft into the ...
Dozens of boulders dislodged by NASA's asteroid-smashing DART test could hit Mars in the future, new research suggests. NASA's asteroid-deflection mission may have sent dozens of boulders on a ...
NASA's experimental laser communication system, riding along with the Psyche spacecraft, has transmitted Psyche data from ...
ESA's Hera asteroid mission for planetary defense will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its ...
The journey into space is a long one, which gives many spacecraft time for a side quest or two during their missions. In the case of the European Space Agency's Hera mission, the side quest is a ...