NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) successfully completed its mission…
…intentionally crashing into the small moon, Dimorphos, of asteroid Didymos.
Many telescopes observed this impact, including the Hubble Space Telescope and Webb.
These observations of the aftermath of the crash show that DART was a resounding success.
DART was a test of asteroid deflection…
…designed to alter the speed and path of an asteroid by impacting it, a key test of NASA's planetary defense strategy.
Dimorphos is NOT a threat to Earth. It helped NASA test the technology that could protect us in the future.
Hubble has a long history of working with other NASA missions.
Hubble observations revealed four new moons of Pluto, helping the New Horizons mission plan its visit.
Hubble discovered a Trojan asteroid’s moon in support of the Lucy mission that will study those objects.
Hubble observed Deep Impact’s collision with Comet 9P/Tempel 1…
…helping us understand the makeup of comets.
Hubble will continue to explore the diverse objects in our solar system…
…so we may better know our own neighborhood.
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