NASA's Astounding Asteroid Impact Captured in Jaw-Dropping Videos
New footage from NASA's DART mission, which successfully deflected the asteroid Dimorphos last September, shows the impact had a larger and longer-lasting effect than expected. The footage, compiled by an amateur astronomer using images from the mission, reveals the moments leading up to, during, and after the collision. The impact resulted in a 6,214-mile debris tail trailing the asteroid for months, significantly altering its orbit. Scientists believe the displacement was not only caused by the impact but also by the massive debris tail. The mission aimed to test the ability to divert killer asteroids heading towards Earth, and the unexpected success provided stunning imagery of the collision.