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NASA’s DART asteroid impact actually messed up its space rock target

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 »

NASA’s DART asteroid impact mission reveals ages of twin space rock targets (images)

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 »