Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advances and more New research suggests that rocky fragments from the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, which NASA’s DART spacecraft intentionally hit in 2022, could create the first man-made meteor shower, known as the Dimorphids. The space agency planned the… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. A gray, jagged rock in space. | Credit: NASA/JHUAPL Simply put, stray asteroids pose a threat to Earth. While there haven’t been any major catastrophes in about 65 million years, that doesn’t mean there haven’t been nail-biting moments when… Read More »
When you buy through links in our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn commission. An image of Didymos and Dimorphos composed of data collected by DART (NASA), Hayabusa (JAXA), Hayabusa-2 (JAXA), and OSIRIS-REX (NASA). | Credit: A. Duchene and C. Robin (ISAE-SUPAERO). Scientists have used images collected by NASA’s DART asteroid impactor mission… Read More »