Physical properties of asteroid Dimorphos as derived from the DART impact

SD Raducan, M Jutzi, AF Cheng, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract On 26 September 2022, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission
successfully impacted Dimorphos, the natural satellite of the binary near-Earth asteroid …

The dynamical state of the Didymos system before and after the DART impact

DC Richardson, HF Agrusa, B Barbee… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacted Dimorphos,
the natural satellite of (65803) Didymos, on 2022 September 26, as a first successful test of …

[HTML][HTML] Continuous-Thrust Circular Orbit Phasing Optimization of Deep Space CubeSats

AA Quarta - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
The recent technology advancements in miniaturizing the primary components of spacecraft
allow the classic CubeSats to be considered as a valid option in the design of a deep space …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid formation of binary asteroid systems post rotational failure: a recipe for making atypically shaped satellites

J Wimarsson, Z **ang, F Ferrari, M Jutzi, G Madeira… - Icarus, 2024 - Elsevier
Binary asteroid formation is a highly complex process, which has been highlighted with
recent observations of satellites with unexpected shapes, such as the oblate Dimorphos by …

[HTML][HTML] The hera radio science experiment at didymos

E Gramigna, RL Manghi, M Zannoni, P Tortora… - Planetary and Space …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Hera represents the European Space Agency's inaugural planetary defense space
mission and plays a pivotal role in the Asteroid Impact and Deflection Assessment …

DART Impact Ejecta Plume Evolution: Implications for Dimorphos

AF Cheng, SD Raducan, M Jutzi… - The Planetary …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft impacted the moon
Dimorphos of the [65803] Didymos binary system and changed the binary orbit period …

Long-term dynamics around the Didymos–Dimorphos binary asteroid of boulders ejected after the DART impact

K Langner, F Marzari, A Rossi, G Zanotti - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. In 2022, the DART mission spacecraft impacted the asteroid Dimorphos, the
secondary body of the binary Didymos system, ejecting a large number of dust particles …

NEOROCKS color survey: Final results

M Birlan, MA Barucci, I Belskaya, M Fulchignoni… - Astronomy & …, 2024 - aanda.org
Context. Near-Earth objects (NEOs) are the most accessible small Solar System bodies by
both spacecrafts and ground-based telescopes. Close encounters of these objects with …

[HTML][HTML] DART: Latest results from the Dimorphos impact and a look forward to future planetary defense initiatives

N Chabot, E Adams, A Rivkin, J Kalirai - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract DART, the Double Asteroid Redirection Test, successfully impacted asteroid
Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, becoming the first mission to demonstrate asteroid …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary Trajectory Analysis of CubeSats with Electric Thrusters in Nodal Flyby Missions for Asteroid Exploration

AA Quarta - Remote Sensing, 2025 - mdpi.com
This paper studies the performance of an interplanetary CubeSat equipped with a
continuous-thrust primary propulsion system in a heliocentric mission scenario, which …