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DART’s Final Images Prior to Impact

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After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration…

Article2 years ago

U.S. Space Force Releases Decades of Bolide Data to NASA for Planetary Defense Studies

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An agreement between NASA and the U.S. Space Force recently authorized the public release of decades of data collected by…

Article3 years ago

DART on Target – Six Questions with Mission Manager Clayton Kachele

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By Wayne Smith It sounds like a plot for a movie but protecting Earth from a potential impact by a…

Article3 years ago

We Love Lucy – Four Questions with Mission Manager Sherry Jennings

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NASA is preparing to launch a new spacecraft on a quest to unlock the mysteries of our Solar System’s formation.…

Article3 years ago

Science of Psyche: Unique Asteroid Holds Clues to Early Solar System

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Set to launch next year, NASA’s Psyche mission marks the first time the agency has set out to explore an…

Article3 years ago

Solar Electric Propulsion Makes NASA’s Psyche Spacecraft Go

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Psyche’s launch date has been moved to October 2023 and its flight plan updated since this story was…

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