NASA releases images of DART collision with asteroid

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The James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope captured images of the moment when the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, crashed into an asteroid. The observatories were both witness to humanity's first test of asteroid deflection technology. The Webb and Hubble images can be used to learn more about the surface of Dimorphos, which had never been seen before.

2 months ago·New York, United States

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Times of India

NASA telescopes capture views of asteroid strike

NASA said on Thursday that two of its Great Observatories captured the effects of Monday’s strike on Dimorphos. The Dart spacecraft rammed the distant asteroid in an unprecedented test to see if a potentially menacing space rock could be knocked off course. (AP)

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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The Guardian

Nasa releases images of ‘planetary defense test’ as spacecraft crashed into asteroid

James Webb and Hubble space telescopes captured impact on Dimorphos, moon of the asteroid Didymos, 6.8m miles from Earth

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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CTV News

Space telescopes capture asteroid slam with striking clarity

The world now has stunning new photos of this week's asteroid strike, the first planetary defence test of its kind. NASA on Thursday released pictures of the dramatic event taken by the Hubble and Webb space telescopes.

2 months ago·Toronto, Canada

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The Hindu

First images of asteroid strike from Webb, Hubble telescopes

Images taken by Earth-bound telescopes showed a vast cloud of dust expanding out of Dimorphos — and its big brother Didymos which it orbits — after the spacecraft hit.

2 months ago·India

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NDTV

See First Images Of Asteroid Strike From Webb, Hubble Telescopes

The James Webb and Hubble telescopes on Thursday revealed their initial images of a spacecraft deliberately crashing into an asteroid, marking the first time the two most powerful space telescopes have observed the same celestial object.

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Mirror

Images released of spacecraft smashing into asteroid in 'planetary defense test'

A Nasa spacecraft hit Dimorphos, a moon of asteroid Didymos, in an attempt to alter its orbital path and two telescopes captured images of the 'planetary defense test'

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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