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NASA collided a spacecraft into an asteroid and here's what it achieved

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART), where it smashed into an asteroid, was a success, and now the space agency has outlined what it achieved.

200-foot-wide asteroid closes in on Earth, will pass closer than the Moon

Astronomers have identified a 200-foot-wide asteroid that's expected to come between Earth and the Moon while it travels at more than 17,000 mph.

Scientist captures stunning video of meteorite colliding with the moon

An astronomer has captured incredible footage of a speedy meteorite slamming into the surface of the moon from his home in Hiratsuka.

NASA confirms four large asteroids will approach Earth this week

NASA's Near-Earth Object Close Approach database has confirmed that this week four asteroids will be making a close approach to Earth.

18-year-old finds meteorite that fell to Earth hours after being discovered

An asteroid that was recently identified plummeted to the surface of Earth only hours after it was discovered, and now the meteorite has been found.

4,200 foot-wide asteroid to make closest approach to Earth in 400 years

An asteroid more than 3,000 feet wide is about to pass Earth, and it will make its closest approach to our planet in the last 400 years.

Asteroid caught on video plummeting to the Earth hours after being discovered

Skywatchers caught a falling asteroid on video only hours after the European Space Agency (ESA) was notified of the incoming space rock.

NASA confirms its Webb telescope accidentally observed its smallest object yet

NASA has confirmed that its James Webb Space Telescope has accidentally snapped a photograph of a rogue asteroid that's called an 'interloper'.

NASA confirm an asteroid will make a very close approach to Earth soon

An asteroid that was only discovered a few days ago, on January 21, is set to make a very close approach to Earth in the coming days.

NASA's Hubble Telescope photographs a 'visitor to a galaxy' in deep space

The Hubble Space Telescope has accidentally photographed a rogue asteroid that streaked across a galaxy that Hubble had in its sights.

Comet makes first close approach to Earth in 50,000 years now visible

January and February may feature an incredible cosmic sight for skywatchers as comet C/2022 E3 makes its first approach to Earth in over 50,000 years.

80-story-tall megatsunami from asteroid impact desolated the surface of Mars

Researchers have found that billions of years ago, Mars was rocked by a massive megatsunami that would have been as tall as an 80-story building.

Scientists discover massive 'planet killer' asteroid hiding right next to Earth

Scientists have discovered the largest potentially hazardous asteroid, which has a diameter of nearly a mile and has been dubbed a 'planet killer.'

NASA confirms asteroid nearly 2,500 feet wide will approach Earth very soon

NASA's asteroid-tracking database has confirmed the existence of a massive asteroid estimated to be nearly 2,500 feet wide approaching Earth soon.

NASA's Hubble telescope captures something 'surprising' with DART asteroid

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has photographed the asteroid that NASA recently collided a spacecraft into, showing twin tails much like a comet.

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains NASA's big asteroid-shifting DART mission

Famous astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson has explained eloquently NASA's recently successful Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DAR mission.

Here's how many near-Earth asteroids have been found so far

Astronomers have been looking for near-Earth asteroids for many years, and so far, they have found tens of thousands, but how many are dangerous?

NASA drops results from world's first test at deflecting an asteroid

NASA has released the results from the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission and if the space agency's planetary defense mission was successful.

NASA's DART asteroid-smacking spacecraft causes 6,000 mile-long debris

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft that successfully smacked into an asteroid has left a trail of debris stretching 6,000 miles.

A spacecraft detective will investigate NASA's crash site on asteroid

NASA has successfully collided a spacecraft into an asteroid, and the crash site will be investigated by a detective spacecraft in the coming years.

Webb and Hubble showcase NASA's spacecraft smashing into an asteroid

The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope have teamed up to provide unique views of NASA's DART spacecraft hitting an asteroid.

Scientists shocked at NASA's DART impact causing asteroid to brighten

NASA has collided its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) into an asteroid, and researchers were shocked at how the asteroid brightened.

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, these are its final images

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has successfully collided with its target asteroid millions of miles away, and here are its final images.

NASA's DART spacecraft hits asteroid, video released of final moments

NASA has successfully collided its Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft into an asteroid located approximately 7 million miles away.

Google 'nasa dart' to watch NASA's spacecraft crash into your browser

NASA has finally crashed its DART spacecraft into an asteroid, changing its orbit, and you can get a demonstration by simply Googling 'NASA DART'.

NASA spacecraft about to collide with an asteroid photographs Jupiter

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft is on its way to collide with an asteroid, and on its way, its snapped images of Jupiter.

NASA's plan to crash into an asteroid next week may one day save Earth

NASA is about to crash a small spacecraft into an asteroid millions of miles away from Earth, and its test may one day save Earth from doom.

Incredible fireball captured on film streaking across the night sky

Meteor tracking officials have confirmed a fireball streaking across the night sky, putting to bed speculation of a falling SpaceX Starlink satellite.

Scientists discover ultra-strong diamond created by a dwarf planet

Researchers have discovered the largest crystals yet of a mysterious form of diamond called lonsdaleite, which is 58% harder than Earth diamonds.

NASA's doomed spacecraft photographs asteroid it'll soon collide into

NASA has photographed the target asteroid it will collide into very soon in a demonstration of its DRACO camera that's onboard the doomed spacecraft.

Experts concerned Starlink satellites could prevent asteroid detection

Planetary defense experts have expressed their concern in a new survey that growing satellite numbers in orbit around Earth may impact asteroid detection.

NASA confirms its perfectly on track to collide into an asteroid soon

NASA has said that its DART team has confirmed the orbit of the asteroid Dimorphos, locking in the trajectory of the DART spacecraft that's ready for colli.

NASA will deliberately crash a spacecraft into an asteroid next month

NASA is set to collide the high-speed DART spacecraft with a large asteroid in the space agency's very first planetary defense mission.

Water may have arrived on Earth thanks to these asteroids

Samples collected by Hayabusa-2 from the asteroid Ryugu contain water and organic matter like amino acids that asteroids may have first brought to Earth.

Meteor enters Earth over the US and explodes frightening residents

Residents across a US state were no doubt frightened when a meteor entered Earth's atmosphere overhead and exploded several seconds later.

Top 5 most terrifying things in space

Space certainly isn't a safe place at all, and there are many different things that have the possibility of killing you if you were ever to explore it.

Earth's continents likely created by giant meteorite impacts

Giant meteorite impacts like those that wiped out the dinosaurs likely resulted in the continents forming billions of years ago.

NASA explains difference between asteroids, comets and meteorites

NASA has taken to its website to explain the difference between space rocks such as asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites.

Surprise asteroid wider than two football fields approaches Earth

An asteroid that was only discovered days ago, estimated to be wider than two football fields, has made its approach to Earth.

Meteor bombardment confuses onlookers as sky is lit up bright green

Eye witnesses have been left confused as numerous meteors have flown overhead, causing the sky to light up a green color.

Empire State Building-sized asteroid will approach Earth at 72,000 mph

An asteroid approximately the size of the Empire State Building will approach Earth later this week and be traveling 72,000 mph.

Researchers warn in a new study of a mass extinction level event

A new study finds that humans may trigger another mass extinction level event that would result in the death of several species.

Two gigantic asteroids are headed for Earth this weekend

The two near-Earth asteroids (NEAs), dubbed 2016 CZ31 and 2013 CU83, will make their close approaches to Earth only a day apart.

'City-killer' asteroids may be lurking in hidden area of solar system

Previously unknown asteroids have been found in a rarely surveyed part of the sky between the Sun and Earth that could hide more.

Comet 11 miles wide will make its closest approach to Earth very soon

A comet that is estimated to be 11 miles wide has entered the inner solar system and will make its closest approach to Earth soon.

New research may finally explain how the Earth was formed

Researchers from ETH Zurich have found that planetesimals in the early solar system likely aggregated to form Earth as we know it.

NASA landed on an asteroid and found something they didn't expect

NASA landed on an asteroid with a spacecraft to collect a sample, and now the space agency has revealed what the surface is like.

Watch two bus-sized asteroids make a dangerously close pass by Earth

2022 NE and 2022 NF are two asteroids detected only two days before they each came within as little as 55,000 miles of Earth.

Comet 11 miles wide enters inner solar system, will approach Earth

An astrophotographer has captured Comet C/2017 K2 entering our inner solar system, with its orbit bringing it close to Earth soon.

Asteroid worth up to $700 quintillion mapped in highest resolution yet

Ahead of a visit from NASA spacecraft launching later this year, MIT researchers have mapped 20 miles of 16 Psyche per map pixel.