As the asteroid exploded, much of its energy was funnelled downwards towards the surface, say scientists at the Sandia National Laboratories. “There’s actually less devastation than previously thought, but it was caused by a much smaller asteroid,” says Mark Boslough. “That such a small obj...
DART spacecraft: asteroid crashOn September 26, 2022, NASA intentionally crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos to try to change the asteroid's orbit slightly. It was a test of technology that could protect Earth from potential asteroid impacts in the future. The video shows ...