NASA’s DART mission successfully changed asteroid’s orbit
In a huge step forward for planetary defense technology, NASA has confirmed that last month’s DART test mission successfully changed the orbit of an asteroid.
NASA asteroid crash left a comet-like trail 6,000 miles long
Check out this image of a comet-like trail that occurred after NASA intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid as part of a planetary defense test.
DART asteroid impact imaged by Webb and Hubble space telescopes
The Hubble and Webb telescopes captured DART smashing into an asteroid this week – the first time they’ve simultaneously observed the same celestial target.
NASA takes a closer look at DART’s final images before asteroid crash
NASA has revealed details about the final images taken by its DART spacecraft just before it crashed into an asteroid on Monday in a planetary defense test.
When will we know if NASA’s asteroid defense test was a total success?
NASA has successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a planetary defense test. But when will we know if the impact has altered the asteroid’s path?
What will happen when spacecraft DART crashes into an asteroid
NASA’s DART spacecraft is on a mission to crash into an asteroid. Now researchers have modeled what will happen when it does so.
Good news: Threatening asteroid won’t impact Earth in 2052
The asteroid 2021 QM1, marked as one of the most threatening to our planet, won’t hit Earth after all.
Astronomers model an asteroid striking Earth using asteroid Apophis
An international team of space researchers recently came together to test what might happen if Earth were threatened by a large asteroid strike.
What space agencies learned from a simulated asteroid impact
This week, space agencies from around the world came together to figure out how to respond if a large asteroid were to strike Earth.
NASA to roleplay what would happen if an asteroid struck Earth
This week, space agencies from around the world will drop everything to figure out an emergency response to our planet being struck by an enormous asteroid.