Located inside a high-tech NASA laboratory in Cleveland is something you could almost miss at first glance: a small-scale, ...
The engine, known as the DGEN380 Aero-Propulsion Research Turbofan (DART), is housed in the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion ...
After Hera speeds past Mars, it's onward to Didymos and its now -misshapen companion Dimorphos (thanks to the collision), ...
NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impacted the 'moonlet' Dimorphos in the Didymos asteroid system. Watch the ...
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a new method for estimating the age of asteroids using dynamics, ...
These near-Earth asteroids (or NEAs for short, sometimes called NEOs, for near-Earth objects) aren’t necessarily going to ...
Dimorphos, as you might recall, was part of NASA's DART mission, a planetary defense test that saw a spacecraft intentionally crash into the asteroid. The goal was to see if the impact could alter ...
Over the years the DART has been used to test a series of potential aviation breakthroughs. NASA looked at new kinds of materials meant to reduce engine noise and make airliners quieter.
Attendees at an ESA conference said asteroids as large as Apophis rarely fly this close to the Earth, making it an unmissable ...
DART smashed into the asteroid of choice, called Dimorphos, which was a minor-planet moon of the asteroid called Didymos. Dimorphos posed zero threat to Earth during the experiment, with it being ...
Scientists discuss recent advancements and the role of radar in planetary science and defense. How can humans protect Earth ...