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Following their close approach in the sky on March 1, Venus and Jupiter go their separate ways. Venus climbs higher each evening, while Jupiter exists the morning sky at month's end. And those with binoculars of a small telescope can seek out dwarf planet Ceres, which is at its brightest this month.
Double Asteroid Redirection Test Post-Impact Image Gallery
After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, September 26 at 7:14 p.m. EDT. the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space.