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NASA's DART asteroid crash really messed up its space rock target

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NASA launched the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft in 2022 .

DART successfully collided with a near- Earth asteroid called Dimorphos .

The DART collision has affected the dynamics and equilibrium of both parts of the targeted binary system.

The team is now waiting to find out when the ejected debris will clear from the system and when (or if) the object will eventually regain its stability.

After dabbling in science writing and a brief stint as a medical writer, Victoria joined Wiley ’s Advanced Science News where she works as an editor and writer. On the side, she freelances for various outlets, including Research2Reality and Chemistry World ..

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