ESA's Hera spacecraft has taken its first image separating the asteroid Didymos from its small moon Dimorphos, four years after NASA's DART mission deliberately struck the moonlet to test planetary defense.
November 3, 2026 at 4:06 PM
ESA's Hera spacecraft has taken its first image separating the asteroid Didymos from its small moon Dimorphos, four years after NASA's DART mission deliberately struck the moonlet to test planetary defense.
4 years ago, NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into asteroid Dimorphos to test tech for deflecting a potentially hazardous space object. Now ESA's Hera mission is about to give us our first clear look at the aftermath.
This is the larger companion asteroid, Didymos. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/articles/abo...
This is the larger companion asteroid, Didymos. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/articles/abo...
November 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
4 years ago, NASA's DART spacecraft crashed into asteroid Dimorphos to test tech for deflecting a potentially hazardous space object. Now ESA's Hera mission is about to give us our first clear look at the aftermath.
This is the larger companion asteroid, Didymos. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/articles/abo...
This is the larger companion asteroid, Didymos. 🔭🧪
www.esa.int/articles/abo...
I say this shit like I’m ever gonna unequip the moonlet
October 31, 2026 at 4:24 AM
I say this shit like I’m ever gonna unequip the moonlet
I should probably design a more custom version of the moonlet bc I do hate drawing that thing I can’t lie, it’s so big and heavy looking I know it hurts arv’s poor ear
November 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I should probably design a more custom version of the moonlet bc I do hate drawing that thing I can’t lie, it’s so big and heavy looking I know it hurts arv’s poor ear
More chaotic than that - the ejecta did not settle down into a very thin disc or ring.
But there are a set of predictions that most of the material accreted onto Didymos should still have come in along the equator.
For example: arxiv.org/abs/2607.26342
But there are a set of predictions that most of the material accreted onto Didymos should still have come in along the equator.
For example: arxiv.org/abs/2607.26342
Dynamical evolution and surface accretion of DART impact ejecta in the (65803) Didymos system
The DART spacecraft impacted Dimorphos, the small moonlet of Didymos binary system, on 26 September 2022. The impact ejected dust, fragments, and boulders into the near-binary environment. In November...
arxiv.org
November 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
More chaotic than that - the ejecta did not settle down into a very thin disc or ring.
But there are a set of predictions that most of the material accreted onto Didymos should still have come in along the equator.
For example: arxiv.org/abs/2607.26342
But there are a set of predictions that most of the material accreted onto Didymos should still have come in along the equator.
For example: arxiv.org/abs/2607.26342
Flybys nudge moonlets onto crossing paths. Twice, they smash. 🎱
Real moons can be luckier: Saturn's Janus and Epimetheus share almost the same orbit and swap places about every four years instead of colliding.
Level 17, Moonlet Ring: orbitslinger.app
Real moons can be luckier: Saturn's Janus and Epimetheus share almost the same orbit and swap places about every four years instead of colliding.
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October 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Flybys nudge moonlets onto crossing paths. Twice, they smash. 🎱
Real moons can be luckier: Saturn's Janus and Epimetheus share almost the same orbit and swap places about every four years instead of colliding.
Level 17, Moonlet Ring: orbitslinger.app
Real moons can be luckier: Saturn's Janus and Epimetheus share almost the same orbit and swap places about every four years instead of colliding.
Level 17, Moonlet Ring: orbitslinger.app
Didymos and Dimorphos seen by DART
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October 27, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Didymos and Dimorphos seen by DART
2022
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For the first time, ESA's Hera spacecraft can see the asteroid Didymos and its small moon Dimorphos as two separate objects. Its camera took the image on 18 October from 1,280 km away. On board is a gyroscope built by InnaLabs in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
November 1, 2026 at 11:08 AM
For the first time, ESA's Hera spacecraft can see the asteroid Didymos and its small moon Dimorphos as two separate objects. Its camera took the image on 18 October from 1,280 km away. On board is a gyroscope built by InnaLabs in Blanchardstown, Dublin.
So exciting! DART shortened Dimorphos's orbit around Didymos by about 32 minutes, proof a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid. Can't wait to see the aftermath up close on 25 November. Is the team expecting a crater, or a totally reshaped moonlet?
October 28, 2026 at 5:16 PM
So exciting! DART shortened Dimorphos's orbit around Didymos by about 32 minutes, proof a spacecraft can nudge an asteroid. Can't wait to see the aftermath up close on 25 November. Is the team expecting a crater, or a totally reshaped moonlet?
moonlet and krislet what will they do
October 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
moonlet and krislet what will they do
Die Grenze zwischen „Moon“ und „Moonlet“ liegt ungefähr bei der Größe von Deimos. Diese kleinen Begleiter würde ich einfach Trabanten nennen. Denn sie sind genau sowenig echte Monde, wie die DDR-Zweitakter echte Autos waren.
October 21, 2026 at 5:43 AM
Die Grenze zwischen „Moon“ und „Moonlet“ liegt ungefähr bei der Größe von Deimos. Diese kleinen Begleiter würde ich einfach Trabanten nennen. Denn sie sind genau sowenig echte Monde, wie die DDR-Zweitakter echte Autos waren.
the moonlet is going to give it a big bald spot… get that thing to STOP
October 20, 2026 at 9:10 PM
the moonlet is going to give it a big bald spot… get that thing to STOP
@undasura.bsky.social what would you do if this creature looked at you. what if this moonlet thing looked at you like that
October 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
@undasura.bsky.social what would you do if this creature looked at you. what if this moonlet thing looked at you like that
[Breaking] Release Date for Mushroom Busters' Latest Game 'Mycopunk' Set for October 21, 2026!
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[Breaking] Release Date for Mushroom Busters' Latest Game 'Mycopunk' Set for October 21, 2026! - AIゲームまとめ
Mycopunk, a 4-player co-op first-person shooter developed by Pigeons at Play and published by Devolver Digital, will officially launch on October 21, 2026. Players choose from four mercenary robots to battle mushroom aliens using upgradeable weapons and modular character customization. Version 1.0 introduces a new fungus-fused character 'Mycologist,' new weapons like snowball grenades, and a high-difficulty new biome called moonlet X11-B featuring severe electromagnetic storms.
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[Breaking] Release Date for Mushroom Busters' Latest Game 'Mycopunk' Set for October 21, 2026!
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Returning to the Scene of the Science
Hey, remember that asteroid we punched? And by “that asteroid” I mean Dimorphos, the cute little moonlet to Didymos, and by “we” I mean NASA's 2022 DART mission. You know, the one where we sent a spacecraft to slam into an unsuspecting asteroid just minding…
Hey, remember that asteroid we punched? And by “that asteroid” I mean Dimorphos, the cute little moonlet to Didymos, and by “we” I mean NASA's 2022 DART mission. You know, the one where we sent a spacecraft to slam into an unsuspecting asteroid just minding…
Returning to the Scene of the Science
Hey, remember that asteroid we punched? And by “that asteroid” I mean Dimorphos, the cute little moonlet to Didymos, and by “we” I mean NASA's 2022 DART mission. You know, the one where we sent a spacecraft to slam into an unsuspecting asteroid just minding its own business out there in the cosmos? Right, that one. It turns out the story isn’t quite over!
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October 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Returning to the Scene of the Science
Hey, remember that asteroid we punched? And by “that asteroid” I mean Dimorphos, the cute little moonlet to Didymos, and by “we” I mean NASA's 2022 DART mission. You know, the one where we sent a spacecraft to slam into an unsuspecting asteroid just minding…
Hey, remember that asteroid we punched? And by “that asteroid” I mean Dimorphos, the cute little moonlet to Didymos, and by “we” I mean NASA's 2022 DART mission. You know, the one where we sent a spacecraft to slam into an unsuspecting asteroid just minding…
Missed by 0.1 moonlet-widths. Then Cosmic Billiards. 🪐
One Venus into eight moonlets. Level 17, Moonlet Ring.
Your turn: apps.apple.com/us/app/orbit...
One Venus into eight moonlets. Level 17, Moonlet Ring.
Your turn: apps.apple.com/us/app/orbit...
October 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Missed by 0.1 moonlet-widths. Then Cosmic Billiards. 🪐
One Venus into eight moonlets. Level 17, Moonlet Ring.
Your turn: apps.apple.com/us/app/orbit...
One Venus into eight moonlets. Level 17, Moonlet Ring.
Your turn: apps.apple.com/us/app/orbit...
TIL earth has a second, tiny moon that's been orbiting us for a hundred years and science just now noticed it. I feel you, little moonlet
October 11, 2026 at 4:49 AM
TIL earth has a second, tiny moon that's been orbiting us for a hundred years and science just now noticed it. I feel you, little moonlet
Young Suns is a life sim about making things better. Help the people of Jupiter rebuild a brighter tomorrow!
Featuring:
🌚 Moonlet exploration
🚀 Spaceship decoration
🤗 Lovable NPCs
🍑 Booty slider
Coming to Steam November 3rd! Wishlist now! hi.youngsuns.com/Steam
Featuring:
🌚 Moonlet exploration
🚀 Spaceship decoration
🤗 Lovable NPCs
🍑 Booty slider
Coming to Steam November 3rd! Wishlist now! hi.youngsuns.com/Steam
October 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Young Suns is a life sim about making things better. Help the people of Jupiter rebuild a brighter tomorrow!
Featuring:
🌚 Moonlet exploration
🚀 Spaceship decoration
🤗 Lovable NPCs
🍑 Booty slider
Coming to Steam November 3rd! Wishlist now! hi.youngsuns.com/Steam
Featuring:
🌚 Moonlet exploration
🚀 Spaceship decoration
🤗 Lovable NPCs
🍑 Booty slider
Coming to Steam November 3rd! Wishlist now! hi.youngsuns.com/Steam
G'estalt was gifted his ever-iconic Moonlet earring from his mother before departing home to become an adventurer.
"May the light of the moon guide you through the darkest nights to your next hunt."
Serves as his good luck charm, he tends to fidget with it when alone or stressed _(:3」∠)_
#wolaotd
"May the light of the moon guide you through the darkest nights to your next hunt."
Serves as his good luck charm, he tends to fidget with it when alone or stressed _(:3」∠)_
#wolaotd
October 8, 2026 at 4:54 AM
G'estalt was gifted his ever-iconic Moonlet earring from his mother before departing home to become an adventurer.
"May the light of the moon guide you through the darkest nights to your next hunt."
Serves as his good luck charm, he tends to fidget with it when alone or stressed _(:3」∠)_
#wolaotd
"May the light of the moon guide you through the darkest nights to your next hunt."
Serves as his good luck charm, he tends to fidget with it when alone or stressed _(:3」∠)_
#wolaotd
Chariklo's rings changed between 2017 and 2022, the inner one denser and the outer one fading, and an unseen moonlet may be feeding both.
Webb caught the rings of a tiny world beyond Saturn changing
www.earth.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Chariklo's rings changed between 2017 and 2022, the inner one denser and the outer one fading, and an unseen moonlet may be feeding both.
Chariklo's rings changed between 2017 and 2022, the inner one denser and the outer one fading, and an unseen moonlet may be feeding both.
Webb caught the rings of a tiny world beyond Saturn changing
www.earth.com
October 1, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Chariklo's rings changed between 2017 and 2022, the inner one denser and the outer one fading, and an unseen moonlet may be feeding both.
The Moon, Mars, and some Jupiter moonlet. SpaceX to the rescue! 🙄
September 27, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The Moon, Mars, and some Jupiter moonlet. SpaceX to the rescue! 🙄
Crazy to think it's 4 years since DART proved planetary defense. On Sept 26, 2022, we impacted Dimorphos. That 570kg probe hit at 6.1 km/s, shrinking its orbit by 33 minutes. That's 27x more than they needed. Incredible engineering.
The Night Humanity Moved an Asteroid
Four years ago, on September 26, 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission successfully impacted the asteroid Dimorphos, a moonlet orbiting the larger asteroid Didymos. This histori
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September 26, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Crazy to think it's 4 years since DART proved planetary defense. On Sept 26, 2022, we impacted Dimorphos. That 570kg probe hit at 6.1 km/s, shrinking its orbit by 33 minutes. That's 27x more than they needed. Incredible engineering.
4 years ago today: DART hits an asteroid.
DART struck the moonlet Dimorphos to test whether an impact can change an asteroid's orbit; it shortened the orbit by thirty-two minutes. 27 orbital launches have flown on this date.
https://www.playdeltav.space/r/on-this-day/09-26?s=bluesky&c=history
DART struck the moonlet Dimorphos to test whether an impact can change an asteroid's orbit; it shortened the orbit by thirty-two minutes. 27 orbital launches have flown on this date.
https://www.playdeltav.space/r/on-this-day/09-26?s=bluesky&c=history
September 26, 2026 at 6:34 AM
4 years ago today: DART hits an asteroid.
DART struck the moonlet Dimorphos to test whether an impact can change an asteroid's orbit; it shortened the orbit by thirty-two minutes. 27 orbital launches have flown on this date.
https://www.playdeltav.space/r/on-this-day/09-26?s=bluesky&c=history
DART struck the moonlet Dimorphos to test whether an impact can change an asteroid's orbit; it shortened the orbit by thirty-two minutes. 27 orbital launches have flown on this date.
https://www.playdeltav.space/r/on-this-day/09-26?s=bluesky&c=history