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NASA's DART mission to deflect an asteroid resulted in the unexpected ejection of boulders. New research has crucial implications for future planetary defence missions.

From the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs to one that nearly hit Moscow, space rocks have shaped our history. Could we ...

THERE may be a flaw in Nasa’s only defence against Earth-shattering asteroids, according to new analysis. In 2022, the US ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

NASA's DART mission unexpectedly ejected high-speed boulders from asteroid Dimorphos, potentially complicating future asteroid deflection efforts.

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution ...

NASA’s DART impact on Dimorphos unleashed boulders with more force than expected, complicating future defences.

On 26 September 2022, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) deliberately slammed a vending-machine-size spacecraft into ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — NASA officials said Tuesday that the DART mission to redirect the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos was more successful than they expected. During a 2 p.m. EDT press ...

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Paul Wiegert, a Western physics and astronomy professor, shares insights on asteroid 2024 YR4 and the likelihood it will hit Earth or the Moon.