NASA's DART mission successfully impacted asteroid moon Dimorphos

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NASA's DART mission, launched in September 2022, successfully impacted the asteroid moon Dimorphos, located 11 million kilometers from Earth. Recent studies reveal Didymos is approximately 12.5 million years old, while Dimorphos formed less than 300,000 years ago. The findings indicate Dimorphos is a rubble pile of boulders, with unique characteristics compared to non-binary asteroids, enhancing understanding of planetary defense and asteroid formation.


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