NASA’s DART Mission successfully changed the course of an asteroid. What next?

NASA’s DART Mission successfully changed the course of an asteroid. What next?

DART mission success “All of us have a responsibility to protect our home planet. After all, it’s the only one we have. This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us. NASA has proven we are serious as a defender of the planet. This is a watershed […]

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Webb, Hubble capture detailed images of DART impact

Webb, Hubble capture detailed images of DART impact

These observations of DART’s intentional crash with Dimorphos mark the first time that the James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope simultaneously observed the same target. “Webb and Hubble show what we’ve always known to be true at NASA: We learn more when we work together. For the first time, Webb and Hubble have […]

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Italian Space Agency releases LICIACube images of DART crash

Italian Space Agency releases LICIACube images of DART crash

Humanity’s first planetary defence test mission got off to a good start when NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos in a planned collision at 4.44 AM IST on September 27. Now, the Italian Space Agency has released images of the collision captured by its LICIACube a few minutes after the collision. Le […]

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NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test successful: DART crashes into Dimorphos

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test successful: DART crashes into Dimorphos

NASA’s DART spacecraft, DART Mission Success: The DART spacecraft successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos at 4.44 AM IST on September 27. With the collision, humanity’s first planetary defence test has been completed successfully in a mission that went exactly as planned without any hitches. “We already knew the images would be spectacular but I […]

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NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test live: DART’s planned collision with Dimorphos

NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test live: DART’s planned collision with Dimorphos

Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission Live Updates: NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to collide with the asteroid Dimorphos at approximately 7.14 PM EDT on September 26 (4.44 AM IST on September 27). The mission will be the first to test a “kinetic impactor” method of planetary defence, which involves changing […]

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NASA DART mission: Watch livestream of spacecraft crashing into asteroid

NASA DART mission: Watch livestream of spacecraft crashing into asteroid

NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to have its planned collision with the asteroid Dimorphos at approximately 7.14 PM EDT on September 26 (4.44 AM IST on September 27). DART will be the first mission that tests a method that could potentially be used to redirect asteroids that pose a threat to […]

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NASA DART mission: Watch livestream of spacecraft crashing into asteroid

NASA’s DART: Humanity’s first planetary defence system test

NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft is scheduled to crash into the asteroid Dimorphos at approximately 7.14 PM EDT on September 26 (4.44 AM IST on September 27). The mission will test a method that could be used to redirect asteroids that pose a threat to our planet. Using the impact of a massive […]

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