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Like 'accelerating from stationary to supersonic flight': Europe's Hera probe boosts speed, stays on course for November asteroid rendezvous

Europe's Hera spacecraft has completed a major deep-space maneuver, setting it on course to rendezvous late this year with the asteroid system targeted by NASA's DART mission back in 2022.

Space

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART spacecraft hit so hard, it changed its target space rocks' orbit around the sun

The mission without a doubt proves that we could deflect a hazardous asteroid away from Earth — so long as we discover it in the nick of time.

Space

NASA honours astronomers who helped confirm humanity’s first asteroid deflection

Observations from a global network of telescopes helped verify that NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully altered the orbit of the asteroid moon Dimorphos. The measurements confirmed the first planetary-defence experiment in which a human-made impact changed the motion of a natural celestial body.

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Science history: DART, humanity’s first-ever asteroid deflection mission, punches a space rock in the face — Sept. 26, 2022

On Sept. 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test craft smashed into its target, the hazardous asteroid Dimorphos, and raised hopes that a space rock could be deflected from a collision course with Earth.

LiveScience

Spacecraft headed to DART asteroid crash site images 2 faint space rocks to boost planetary defense tactics

The techniques used to target the asteroids could also be employed in tracking hazardous asteroids and interstellar objects.

Space

Giant space 'boulders' unleashed by NASA's DART mission aren't behaving as expected, revealing hidden risks of deflecting asteroids

Debris released from the asteroid Dimorphos during NASA's DART mission has a higher momentum and less random distribution than expected, which "changes the physics we need to consider when planning these types of missions," researchers say.

LiveScience

NASA's DART asteroid crash really messed up its space rock target

DART appears to have derailed its asteroid target from its normal evolution progress. The impact also made a crater.

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DART asteroid-smashing team and record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson honored for impact on space science

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) team have been awarded this year's Michael Collins Trophy for their achievements in space.

Space

Asteroid struck by NASA's DART probe to be radar-scanned with Hera mission

The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.

Space

'Swarm of boulders' in space shows the gory aftermath of NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has left a vast field of rubble strewn around asteroid Dimorphos, Hubble images show.

LiveScience

Look! NASA Smashed Into an Asteroid So Hard It May Have Sent Boulders Flying into Space

NASA's DART mission, which successfully changed the orbit of a small asteroid last September, also released three dozen boulders into space.

Inverse

Hubble telescope spies cloud of space rocks created by DART asteroid impact (photos)

NASA's ambitious asteroid collision mission may have created a swarm of boulders filled with key scientific information.

Space

'Tragic' incident on DART line as Irish Rail confirms disruption to services

The tragic incident happened on the line between Dalkey and Bray early on Tuesday morning

Irish Mirror

Two days, three attacks, 18 dead: Texas reels from weekend of horror

An active shooter attacked an outlet mall near Dallas on Saturday afternoon, killing eight before being shot dead himself by an Allen cop. The following morning, 570 miles south, a car plowed into a group of migrants waiting at a bus stop, killing eight more. Then, eight hours later, a…

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Two days, three attacks, 18 dead: Texas reels from weekend of horror

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Two days, three attacks, 18 dead: Texas reels from horrifying weekend of violence

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Irish Rail announce Dublin station closures over May Bank Holiday weekend

A number of works will be taking place and DART and Intercity services will be affected

Space

NASA's asteroid-smashing DART mission revealed how battered space rock Dimorphos formed

Observations by NASA's DART spacecraft suggest that the asteroid Dimorphos formed from material flung into space by its spinning asteroid partner, Didymos.

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Here's what we've learned from NASA's DART asteroid-slamming mission so far

NASA's DART mission, an attempt to discover if a spacecraft impact can shift an asteroid away from a collision course with Earth, has been described as a "smashing success."

Irish Mirror

New DART+ fleet unveiled with comfy seating, wheelchair access and high-resolution onboard displays

The new carriages will also have high-resolution onboard displays that have the ability to provide real-time updates - such as information from other public transport systems

Dublin Live

Irish Rail lodges application seeking new DART line to Celbridge by end of decade

The project involves 20km of new electrified track and the electrification of the Phoenix Park Tunnel

Space

DART mission reveals asteroid Dimorphos is dry as a bone

Careful scrutiny of the debris from the impact of NASA's DART mission into Dimorphos has not found any evidence for water ice on the asteroid, nor the residue of thruster fuel from the spacecraft.

Evening Standard

Luton Airport ‘cable car’ opening date revealed - as cheaper shuttle bus is axed

£4.90 for three-minute trip from train station - £2.40 bus service to end

Irish Mirror

Irish Rail gives St Patrick's weekend passenger update with extra services and changes to schedule

There will be late-night DARTs and trains after midnight on Friday to accommodate revellers travelling home from Dublin city after St Patrick's Day celebrations

The Guardian - UK

Luton Dart: ‘the most expensive train in Britain’ opens for business

The airport’s much-anticipated £290m 1.25-mile shuttle service to the rail station will cost passengers £4.90 a trip

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