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NASA's probe slammed into a targeted asteroid on Sept. 26 to demonstrate a kinetic impact strategy as a potential means of shielding the Earth from a disastrous collision in future.
The craft traveled 7 million miles (11 million kilometers) and hit just 56 feet (17 meters) off center.
For the mission, NASA attempted to move an asteroid in space as part of the agency’s planetary defense strategy.
While the asteroid, Dimorphos, was not at risk of impacting Earth, this demonstration could determine how to deflect space rocks that could pose a threat to Earth in the future.
The DART mission, or the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, launched 10 months ago.