Two weeks ago, NASA smashed a spacecraft into a small asteroid called Dimorphos, which orbits a larger rock, Didymos. The mission is formally named the Double Asteroid Redirection Test , but you might know it by its acronym: DART.
We've already explained why NASA did this: to see if a collision could successfully divert an asteroid headed for Earth . (Don't worry, this was just a test. Dimorphos doesn't have a trajectory that would present any danger to us.) But we haven't yet explained how they did it.
NASA asteroid warning! Plane-sized asteroid headed for Earth today, 10-10-2022 | Tech News
The months of August and September have witnessed nearly 35 asteroid flybys each and October is set to match, if not surpass, that number.
These past months have seen a sudden increase in the frequency of asteroid flybys. However, people will be relieved to know that none of them will be any potentially "world-ending" asteroids. In fact, such an asteroid is not expected for at least a century or more.
The Space Review: Review: A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars
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Tucked away on the inside of the adapter that connects the Orion spacecraft to the upper stage of the Space Launch System are ten cubesats, patiently awaiting launch on the Artemis 1 mission.
Bubble Spotted Zipping Around Black Hole With 'Mind Blowing Velocity' - CNET
In May, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration shocked the world when it released an image of what appears to be a splotchy French cruller on fire . In reality, this wasn't a doughnut.
This marked the first time we ever laid eyes on her majesty -- a tremendous moment in its own right -- but scientists weren't done yet. There was far more to learn from Sgr A*.
Watch the skies for meteor shower and Hunter's Moon this weekend | Popular Science
Unfortunately, the annual Hunter's Moon will also peak this weekend, and the light from the bright full moon will outshine the dazzling glittery meteors a bit.
The same rules apply to watch this meteor shower that applies to pretty much all space-watching fun: go to a dark spot away from the lights of a city or town and let the eyes adjust to the darkness for about a half an hour.
NASA engineer: James Webb Telescope 'works perfectly' | News | dailyitem.com
This image released by NASA on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022, shows the spiral galaxy IC 5332, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope with its Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). Its symmetrical spiral arms are revealed as a complex web of gas, emitting infrared light at a variety of temperatures.
Kokomo teachers to get $2K stipend; Hingst family honored by Ivy Tech; and more school news | News ...
New art exhibition opens in Greenville
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GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A new space to have conversations through art is now open in Greenville.
Tiger Strikes Asteroid is a non-profit art collective with studios in major cities such as New York, Chicago, LA, Philadelphia, and most recently Greenville.
NASA will soon release the results of its DART mission to find out whether crashing a probe into a space rock can d… https://t.co/N01Al7fu5S WIRED (from San Francisco/New York) Mon Oct 10 22:04:05 +0000 2022
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