Rock on! Or...off?

After last year's #DARTMission, when @nasa intentionally crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, Hubble has been observing the aftermath.

This Hubble image shows a few dozen boulders knocked off the asteroid by the collision: https://go.nasa.gov/44TUlQK
#Hubble

Qs: could rings form?
Qs: what to hit next?

A: material may have got stuck in the system leading to a long-lasting tail. As for next targets: top priority is a search telescope, more kinetic impactors to be decided #NAM2023 #Astronomy #DARTMission #PlanetaryDefense

More observations of the #DARTMission aftermath, this time from ESO. Analysis reveals details of the ejecta and the pristine material uncovered by the impact. #BetterKnowAnAsteroid
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2303/

DART: Rammtest erzeugte Schweif-Phänomen.Form der Ejekta könnte Phänomen der geschweiften Asteroiden erklären. #DART #Asteroid #Dimorphos #DARTMission #Schweif #Astronomie
https://www.scinexx.de/news/kosmos/dart-rammtest-erzeugte-schweif-phaenomen/

🚀NASA’s #DARTMission was able to deflect a near-Earth asteroid

☄️international researchers say this mission was a viable proof of concept for defending Earth from potential collisions with astronomical objects

New results from NASA's DART planetary defence mission confirm we could deflect deadly asteroids #space #DartMission #science #astrophysics #asteroid https://theconversation.com/new-results-from-nasas-dart-planetary-defence-mission-confirm-we-could-deflect-deadly-asteroids-200835

Really excited - got published ss a coauthor in a peer reviewed article for @nature !! https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05852-9

#citizenscience #unistellar #DARTMission

Thorough analysis shows that the #DARTMission impact was actually very effective, in addition to being spectacular to watch. Both Dimorphos and the existential threat posed by stadium sized asteroids have taken a major hit. #BetterKnowAnAsteroid
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-dart-data-validates-kinetic-impact-as-planetary-defense-method

New science results confirm our #DARTMission's asteroid deflection technology can be an effective way to change the orbit of an asteroid, should there ever be a threat. The DART spacecraft intentionally slammed into asteroid Dimorphos in Sept. 2022: https://go.nasa.gov/3YbKyBS
#NASA

Hey, so, I think I'm going to be able to point yinz to some great #DARTMission stuff tomorrow. :)

While I have repeatedly referred to "The First Rule of Email" many times on the #DARTMission Investigation Team listserv, the rule has never been formally stated. So here goes:

"This email contains a mistake that will need to be corrected in a follow-up email".

I'll also pass on the regards of the #DARTMission team!

RT @NASA@twitter.com

Our planetary defensive player of the year? The #DARTMission, which intercepted an asteroid the size of a football stadium all by itself. Note: The asteroid was well-studied and posed no danger to Earth.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1624873288123011072

News from around NASA this week:

Making space for all with @NMAAHC, celebrating the #DARTMission, and spotting a tiny asteroid with @NASAWebb.

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Google “dart mission” today. #nasa #dartmission

@heresiarch The #DARTMission demonstrated asteroid deflection last September 26 by running a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, which orbits the larger asteroid Didymos: https://dart.jhuapl.edu/ .

The spacecraft had to be able to steer itself during final approach. The navigation team did quite a lot of work to ensure the on-board software would be able to identify both asteroids and steer to impact the smaller one: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/8742007 , https://www.jhuapl.edu/interactive/navigating-double-asteroid-redirection-test-on-its-own .

For a counterpoint: Enter a Google search for #DARTMission.

RT @rockbloke@twitter.com

If anyone hasnt....type "Meteorite" into Google.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/rockbloke/status/1610979343789948928

This was only a test.

RT @AsteroidWatch@twitter.com

2022’s #planetarydefense efforts were truly one for the history books. Not only did our #DARTMission change the motion of an #asteroid in space, but we also discovered a slew of near-Earth objects. Spoiler alert: none of them pose a threat to Earth! http://www.nasa.gov/planetarydefense

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/AsteroidWatch/status/1609633808839491585

This is the first end-of-2022 feature about the #DARTMission I have found that includes the very last image of #Dimorphos.

RT @esa@twitter.com

#ESAHighlight2022: #AsteroidImpact confirmed!!!🛰️💥🪨

Congratulations, @NASA@twitter.com! #DARTMission is no more, but we excitedly await the results.

Next, ESA's #HeraMission flies out to study DART's impact. 👉https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1608779940366897152

@nasa I must say #dartmission !