Dimorphos
DART Had a Surprising Impact on its Target
After NASA's DART mission slammed into asteroid Dimorphous in September 2022, scientists determined the impact caused tons of rock to…
DART Impact Ejected 37 Giant Boulders from Asteroid Dimorphos’ Surface
When the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid moonlet Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, telescopes around…
Another Look at the Aftermath of DART's Impact Into Dimorphos
When the DART spacecraft slammed into asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, telescopes worldwide (and in space) were watching as…
Didymos is Spinning So Quickly That Rocks are Detaching at its Equator and Going Into Orbit
Asteroid Didymos is spitting rocks out into space. Last fall, when NASA’s DART mission impacted Didymos’ moon Dimorphos in a…
What Kind of an Impact did DART Have on Dimorphos? The Science Results are Here
NASA has released the preliminary analysis of the DART mission's impact (literally) on Dimorphos!
The Smallest Radar Ever Sent to Space Will Probe the Interior of Dimorphos After its Impact From DART
Are miniature probes the future of deep space exploration? (more…)
Occultation Chasers Nab the Shadow of Didymos, Post DART Impact
A worldwide team of dedicated observers ‘stood in the shadow’ of asteroid Didymos recently, as it passed in front of…
Success! DART Impact Shortened Asteroid’s Orbit Time by 32 Minutes
NASA says its DART spacecraft caused a larger-than-expected change in the path of its target asteroid when they collided two…
After Getting Slammed by DART, Asteroid Dimorphos has Grown a Tail
More images and details keep coming in about the asteroid intentionally smashed by NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft…
A Single High-Resolution Image of Dimorphos Stacked From DART’s Final Images
Here’s a sharper view of Dimorphos, the small asteroid moonlet that the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft intentionally crashed…