The Latest Breaking News from NASA

Google celebrates NASA's DART mission with a new search gimmick

In celebration of NASA's DART mission, searching for information about it will result in an animation and tipped screen.

WEKU · Sep 27, 2022

NASA's DART spacecraft hits target asteroid in first planetary defence test

The mission was devised to determine whether a spacecraft is capable of changing the trajectory of an asteroid through sheer kinetic force

The Hindu · Sep 27, 2022

NASA spacecraft rams distant asteroid in test of Earth defense

A NASA spacecraft successfully crashed into an asteroid approximately 6.8 million miles from Earth in a test to determine if the impact can nudge the space rock slightly off course.

Tribune News Service · Sep 27, 2022

NASA's DART mission successfully smashes spacecraft into asteroid

A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth.

France 24 · Sep 26, 2022

NASA's DART spacecraft successfully crashed itself into an asteroid

This is NASA’s first major step to keeping us safe from killer asteroids.

Inverse · Sep 26, 2022

NASA successfully crashes satellite into asteroid in world-first planetary defense test

The technology could one day be used to defend Earth from hazardous asteroid or comets.

Axios · Sep 26, 2022

NASA smashes spaceship into asteroid as part of mission to save Earth

A NASA spacecraft has smashed into an asteroid named Dimorphos as part of a mission to protect Earth from flying rocks which could endanger the planet in the future

Daily Mirror · Sep 26, 2022

‘Basically a bullseye’: Nasa crashes spacecraft into asteroid to test Earth’s defenses – as it happened

Space agency conducts Dart mission to learn whether asteroid’s trajectory can be diverted away from Earth

The Guardian - US · Sep 26, 2022

NASA DART mission: Spacecraft crashes into asteroid in world-first trial — as it happened

NASA crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid in a world-first full-scale mission to trial technology for protecting Earth from potential collisions.

ABC News · Sep 26, 2022

NASA spacecraft poised to hit asteroid Monday

A NASA spacecraft is set to collide with an asteroid Monday and the space agency is inviting spectators to watch.

Tribune News Service · Sep 26, 2022