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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

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023

Moment NASA spacecraft is smashed by asteroid at 13,000mph sending rocks into outer space

On September 26, NASA deliberately manoeuvred its DART spacecraft, directing it to smash into the Dimorphos asteroid at an incredible speed of 13,000 miles per hour - leading to 1,000 tons of dust and rock blasting off the rock

Daily Mirror · Mar 2, 2023

NASA's Asteroid Smashing Mission Was a Huge Success for Planetary Defense

The DART mission moved an asteroid, setting the stage for planetary defense strategies that could avoid collision with more dangerous objects.

Inverse · Mar 1, 2023

King Charles puts on brave face on first visit since bombshell Harry and Meghan trailers

King Charles has paid a visit to Luton today where he stopped by the Town Hall and will also take a ride on the new Luton Dart in his first royal engagements since explosive trailers for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries dropped

Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022

Man rushed to hospital following 'incident' near Bray DART that stopped trams

Trams and trains were halted between 8:30am and 11am as officers and paramedics rushed to the scene near the seaside stop

Dublin Live · Dec 3, 2022

Irish Rail to get 90 new battery electric train carriages in major public transport boost

It has been hailed as a major boost for public transport enabling further expansion of the DART and wider rail services while decarbonising the existing diesel fleet.

Irish Mirror · Nov 29, 2022

NASA asteroid crash a smashing success

The mission sets a precedent as to how humanity might deflect a deadly Earth-bound asteroid in the future

Salon · Oct 11, 2022

Look! DART's asteroid target has a debris tail six thousand miles long

The long trail of debris will make it easier for astronomers to study the material DART flung into space when it slammed into Dimorphos.

Inverse · Oct 4, 2022

Train driver and new wife delight commuters as they travel to wedding ceremony on the DART

The happy couple exchanged vows at the registry office in Dublin’s Grand Canal Street

Dublin Live · Sep 29, 2022

DART: NASA's first asteroid defense mission isn't over — one critical step remains

NASA and the public wonder if an asteroid can be nudged onto a new path.

Inverse · Sep 29, 2022