"NASA's DART Mission: Transforming Asteroid Dimorphos"
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NASA's DART spacecraft collision with asteroid Dimorphos in 2022 not only changed the asteroid's trajectory but also its shape, turning it into a triaxial ellipsoid. The collision altered Dimorphos' orbital path around Didymos, making it elliptical, and its orbital period. The change in shape and orbit was attributed to the asteroid's rubble-pile composition. The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft is expected to provide further insights into the asteroids when it reaches them in late 2026.
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