Collision with NASA spacecraft altered shape of asteroid Dimorphos

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth. It turns out that this collision changed not only the asteroid’s path but its shape as well. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2024/03/20/collision-with-nasa-spacecraft-altered-shape-of-asteroid-dimorphos

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