NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, known as DART, has produced a result that goes well beyond what the mission ...

A rock and a hard place ...

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense. NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft changed the ...

The spacecraft slowed down the system's 76,000 mph orbital speed... by two inches per hour. We're going to have to punch a lot harder if we want to save Earth.

Here's what scientists have now learned about the DART mission.

Caption: An unmanned NASA spacecraft deliberately smashed into an asteroid in an unprecedented test to prepare for the possibility of a planet-killing space rock. While this asteroid was not a threat, ...

Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, we find something that surprises us, so there’s a lot more work to do,” ...

NASA’s DART mission not only altered Dimorphos’ orbit around Didymos but also slightly shifted the asteroid system’s path ...

"For asteroids of the size scale relevant to planetary defense (i.e., ∼50-500 m), the mass can only be directly measured ...

After years of debate, researchers have determined that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was formed by an asteroid ...

A rubble pile like Dimorphos reacts differently than a dense, solid rock. Some may eject huge plumes, while others could absorb the impact with less effect. “Every time we interact with an asteroid, ...