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Look: Images show debris from spacecraft-damaged asteroid 7 million miles from Earth

DART smacked into Dimorphos to test how an approach called “kinetic impact” could one day offer humanity a way to save planet Earth should a large asteroid fly toward us on a collision course.

Inverse · Oct 12, 2022

NASA successfully shifted an asteroid's orbit – DART spacecraft crashed into and moved Dimorphos

NASA recently crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – was meant to test one potential strategy for preventing an asteroid from colliding with Earth. The collision occurred on Sept. 27, 2022,…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid – photos show the last moments of the successful DART mission

In a world first, NASA has crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to push the rocky traveler off its trajectory. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test – or DART – is meant to test one potential approach that could prevent an asteroid from colliding with Earth. David Barnhart…

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2022

Nasa successfully crashes spacecraft into asteroid in planetary defense test

Bid to change asteroid’s course marks ‘new era of humankind’ as agency seeks to protect Earth from future disaster

The Guardian - US · Sep 27, 2022

Nasa Dart spacecraft to smash into asteroid to ‘prepare’ Earth

The collision will help scientists to prepare for an asteroid that might pose a threat to Earth

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2022

NASA set to ram distant asteroid in bid to avoid future catastrophes on Earth

On Monday evening, a robotic NASA spacecraft is programmed to ram itself into a distant asteroid at 14,000 miles per hour in deep space to demonstrate the agency’s future ability to defend Earth from hazardous space rocks.

Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022

NASA will smash a spacecraft into an asteroid Monday — what you need to know

The DART mission doesn't have much aboard — and that's kind of the point.

Inverse · Sep 23, 2022

CCTV shows 'silhouette' trying to shield themselves as inquest hears pensioner died after being hit by DART train

The inquest heard the stretch of track between the two stations was dangerous as there is a very limited area to stand safely to avoid any passing train.

Irish Mirror · Aug 3, 2022

Irish Rail apologise to DART passengers for 'ruining a day out' as investigation launched into 'chaotic' incident

Passengers on board a train that was stopped outside Bray forced open the doors and and walked along the tracks

Irish Mirror · Jul 25, 2022

Soldier on board horror Bray DART 'broke open doors to protect passengers'

A soldier on board, who wishes to remain anonymous, spoke to Dublin Live about the situation on board the train - and said if he "didn't act people would have been seriously injured"

Dublin Live · Jul 25, 2022