Hubble sees boulders escaping from asteroid dimorphos
The 37 free-flung boulders range in size from 3 feet to 22 feet across, based on Hubble photometry
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The 37 free-flung boulders range in size from 3 feet to 22 feet across, based on Hubble photometry
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Dimorphos was taken on December 19, 2022, nearly four months after the asteroid was hit by NASA's DART
This Hubble Space Telescope image of the asteroid Dimorphos was taken on December 19, 2022, roughly four months after the asteroid impact, by NASA's DART
The popular 1954 rock song "Shake, Rattle and Roll," could be the theme music for the Hubble Space Telescope's latest discovery about what is happening to the asteroid Dimorphos in the aftermath of NASA's DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) experiment. DART intentionally impacted Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, slightly changing the trajectory of its orbit around the larger asteroid Didymos.
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an intriguing sight of the asteroid Dimorphos in the aftermath of the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) experiment.