Massive Boulders Ejected During DART Mission Complicate Future Asteroid Deflection Efforts
Thursday, 10 July 2025 () College Park MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2025
University of Maryland astronomers discovered that an unexpected blast of space rocks ejected during DART mission carried three times more momentum than the spacecraft itself, leading to new insights for future planetary defense missions. When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's orbit as intended-it unleash
Thursday, 10 July 2025 ()
College Park MD (SPX) Jul 09, 2025