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The image shows two side-by-side black and white photographs set against a completely black background. Left photograph: A bright, irregularly shaped object with a textured, uneven surface appears as a light gray to white form against the black background. Right photograph: A similar bright object is visible, but with a very bright white area on the bottom left. Extending from this bright area are several radial streaks or lines that stretch outward into the black background. Both images have similar framing, with the bright objects positioned in the upper portion of each frame and some streaking patterns visible in the lower portions of both images.

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Close-Up Views of NASA’s DART Impact to Inform Planetary Defense

August 21, 2025

On Sept. 11, 2022, engineers at a flight control center in Turin, Italy, sent a radio signal into…

Hera observes asteroids as DART reveals more about its destination

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Hera observes asteroids as DART reveals more about its destination

August 11, 2025

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Meteorite older than Earth smashes house roof in Georgia; scientists trace rock to asteroid belt - video

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Meteorite older than Earth smashes house roof in Georgia; scientists trace rock to asteroid belt – video

August 10, 2025

A meteorite fragment that tore through the roof of a Georgia home last June has been found to…