(CNN) — When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft intentionally slammed into the asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022, the impact may have caused “global deformation” of the space rock, according
Rather than leaving an impact crater, NASA’s DART spacecraft reshaped the asteroid after intentionally crashing into it in September 2022, new research suggests.
Mighty Morphin Asteroid In September 2022, NASA intentionally smashed its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft into a tiny asteroid called Dimorphos, a landmark test to see whether we can divert potentially dangerous space rocks in the future. The collision was powerful enough to knock Dimorphos off its trajectory, releasing copious amounts of dust and […]