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NASA releases last images of DART before & after impact

NASA releases last images of DART before & after impact

By: My space stories

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Shortly after midnight, NASA's DART spacecraft crashes in to an asteroid with purpose of planetary defence test.

Credit: NASA

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DART means Double Asteroid Redirection Test. NASA has published photos of the suddenly aftermath of the crash.

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Captured images show the collision was crystal  clear explosive. But how much change it had on the rock remains to be seen.

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All these images were taken by a small satellite granted by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that is the Light Italian CubeSat for Imaging of Asteroids, (LICIACube).

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This image was captured before impact of spacecraft, taken by spacecraft itself from onboard camera.

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Scientists believe that they might one day be able to divert asteroids that hazard for Earth using the same type of method.

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Nasa announce the mission has been a full success. But researchers will be studying the asteroids motion closely over the coming days to see if and how the impact has affected their orbits.

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In 2024, the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch a investigation mission called Hera, which will travel to the asteroid system to study more about the collision of the crash.

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