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NASA says it has succeeded in deflecting an asteroid in a historic test of humanity's ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth. The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor deliberately smashed into the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, pushing it into a smaller, faster orbit around its big brother Didymos, says NASA chief Bill Nelson in a press conference from Washington. SOUNDBITE
The James Webb Space Telescope releases a new wave of cosmic images, heralding a new era of astronomy. They reveal details about the atmosphere of a faraway gas planet, a "stellar nursery" where stars form, a "quintet" of galaxies locked in a dance of close encounters, and the cloud of gas around a dying star. IMAGES
Boeing launches its Starliner capsule on a crewless eight-day journey to the International Space Station and back, a key test mission for NASA's plans to end US dependence on Russia for space rides. IMAGES
NASA time-lapse shows mirror of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope being turned over for the first time in Maryland, USA
NASA time-lapse shows mirror of the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope being turned over for the first time in Maryland, USA
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