Explore how the DART mission advanced planetary defense using kinetic impactor technology and impactor hardware to enable real-world asteroid deflection strategies. Pixabay The concept of planetary ...

NASA works with scientists worldwide to advance our understanding of what hazards are in our solar system and how we can mitigate the risks.

In September 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft rammed into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos at nearly 15,000 miles per hour (24,000 kilometers per hour). The mission aimed to test whether NASA could one day ...

The DART mission proved that hitting an asteroid with a spacecraft can shift its orbit. More importantly, the study showed that ejecta — the debris blasted away — can provide a bonus effect, ...

When NASA deliberately crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September 2022, the goal was straightforward. Test whether humanity could shove a space rock off course. The mission ...

Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...

ESA’s 35-metre antenna in Australia has now been powered by the Sun for over a year, cutting costs and reducing carbon emissions by 330 tonnes. This station is one of seven core stations in the ESA’s ...