The deliberate 14,000-mph crash of a small NASA probe into the asteroid Dimorphos two weeks ago nudged the 525-foot-wide body onto a slightly different course, NASA confirmed Tuesday — shaving 32 ...

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NASA says ground telescope data confirmed the DART mission to alter an asteroid's trajectory was successful. Credit: NASA / JHUAPL Rest easy, Earthlings. NASA says its first mission to intentionally ...

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The project is the first time humanity has tested a planetary asteroid defense system. NASA is celebrating the success of humanity’s first test of a planetary defense system: crashing a spacecraft ...