NASA releases detailed views of DART mission smashing into asteroid from James Webb, Hubble telescopes

Summary

This article by Shiloh Payne, writing for ABC-Australia, makes the following points:

• Two of NASA's space telescopes—James Webb and Hubble—have captured views of the DART spacecraft intentionally smashing into an asteroid.
• The mission intended to trial technology that may protect Earth from potential asteroid collisions.
• It's the first time the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope simultaneously observed the same celestial target.

References

• SPACE' (Operating in and use of) 01: COLLECTION
• SEP 2022 How a Canberra space station played an essential role in NASA's DART asteroid mission—ABC News
• OCT 2022 ALL BLOWN UP Nasa reveals stunning new photos of spacecraft smashing into asteroid for ‘Earth-saving’ mission—The Sun

Source Information:

• Article Source: ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
• Media Check: ABC News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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