The Latest Breaking News from Dimorphos

A new study suggests that millions of tiny space rock fragments, which were ejected from the deliberate 2022 collision between the asteroid Dimorphos and NASA's DART spacecraft, may be on a collision course with Earth and Mars. While these fragments are probably harmless, they could trigger the first human-caused meteor…

New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.

NASA's DART mission data is a treasure trove. It could one day help save Earth from an asteroid impact.

Scientists have analyzed images of the twin asteroids Didymos and Dimorphous taken by NASA's DART mission before it impacted the smaller space rock, revealing their age and origins.

Researchers smashed an asteroid with a spacecraft. From the aftermath they are learning how to better protect Earth

Dozens of boulders dislodged by NASA's asteroid-smashing DART test could hit Mars in the future, new research suggests.

When NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into the small asteroid Dimorphos in September of 2022, the impact's energy changed the asteroid’s trajectory and substantially altered its shape.

When NASA sent its DART spacecraft to slam into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022, the U.S. space agency demonstrated that it was possible to change a celestial object’s trajectory, if needed, to protect Earth.

When NASA's asteroid-diverting DART mission slammed into the tiny moonlet Dimorphos, it didn't just shift its orbit — it also almost completely changed its shape, new research suggests.

Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.

This year was one of the biggest ever for asteroid science, with NASA's triumphant return from asteroid Bennu, the grand reveal of organic molecules from asteroid Ryugu, a close look at the gory aftermath of an asteroid collision, and more.