Didymos forms part of a binary system with the smaller asteroid Dimorphos.

Greek mythology has given a name to a great many objects in our solar system. But perhaps one of the least well understood ...

A neutron star and black hole (GW200105) were detected merging along an unusual oval orbit, challenging theories about how ...

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A newly analyzed gravitational-wave event has revealed something unexpected about one of the Universe’s most violent encounters. Scientists have found the first strong evidence that a black hole and a ...

NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test did more than shove a small moonlet off its local path. New peer-reviewed research ...

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid as an attempt to change the asteroid’s trajectory in 2022. Now, scientific observations have shown that the mission had more far-reaching effects than ...

NASA’s DART mission proved that a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid system in space, offering a real test of planetary defense. NASA’s DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) spacecraft changed the ...

Scientists analyzing a gravitational-wave signal have discovered that a neutron star and black hole spiraled together on an oval-shaped orbit just before merging. This unusual motion, detected in the ...

NASA’s DART mission changed the Dimorphos' asteroid orbit around the Sun, proving spacecraft impacts could help defend Earth.