Webb, Hubble capture detailed images of DART impact

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Italian Space Agency releases LICIACube images of DART crash

[ad_1] 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. […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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