More to our point, lunar surface ejecta can potentially be accelerated completely off of the Moon and into the space environment! With just 1/6 th (16%) of the Earth’s surface gravity, ...

When a vending-machine-sized spacecraft hit Dimorphos in 2022, planetary defense experts anticipated an easy test of kinetic ...

Astronomers at the University of Maryland found that a surprising burst of rocky debris released during the DART mission ...

How does a planetary defense mission intended to push an asteroid off course manage to release a torrent of boulders with the same momentum as the spacecraft? NASA’s groundbreaking experiment, the ...

When NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with a small asteroid moon in late 2022, the impact made history. It was the first ...

NASA’s DART impact on Dimorphos unleashed boulders with more force than expected, complicating future defences.

In the almost three years since NASA proved that it could successfully deflect an asteroid, we’ve learned a lot about these ...

In 2022, NASA rammed a spacecraft into an asteroid to see if it could alter its orbital period around its parent asteroid.

Enter the PARSEC, or Plume Additive for Reducing Surface Ejecta and Cratering. It's an idea coming from the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, ...

Saturday night presents a perfect opportunity to spot a "Golden Handle" shining brightly on the moon's surface. It is a ...

When NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into the asteroid moon Dimorphos in September 2022, it didn't just change the asteroid's ...