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When NASA sent its "DART" spacecraft to slam into an asteroid in 2022, the US space agency successfully demonstrated that, if necessary, it would technically be possible to change the trajectory of a celestial object heading towards Earth and potentially avert a disastrous impact.

But not only did the intentional collision alter the course of the Dimorphos asteroid, it turns out it changed its shape too, scientists said on Tuesday.

Scientists say the Dimorphos asteroid previously resembled a squashed ball but is now more like a watermelon.

https://www.dw.com/en/nasa-spacecraft-al...a-68619067