Humanity’s accomplishments in space are worth celebrating, but today’s DART test to deflect a non-threatening asteroid carries existential …
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NASA's DART: The Most Important Space Mission Ever
The implications of yesterday's successful launch for the future safety of the Earth and its inhabitants are not to be underscored.
The 1,340-pound spacecraft plowed directly into Dimorphos as intended. Astronomers now need to determine the potential impact of the test. NASA’s DART …
Telescopes around the world honed in on the historic collision, revealing a surprisingly large and bright impact plume. NASA’s DART mission to ram a …
The Italian-built LICIACube watched from a distance as the NASA spacecraft rammed into the unsuspecting asteroid. They’re raw and a bit grainy, but …