SEE IT: Spectacular photographs demonstrate aftermath of NASA spacecraft's collision with asteroid

Brady Knox

September 27, 07:24 PM September 27, 07:24 PM

Italy's space company produced the initial visuals of the aftermath of NASA's historic mission to ram an asteroid with a spacecraft.

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Examination specific an asteroid 6.8 million miles from Earth that didn't pose an instant threat but was intended to test the engineering for a foreseeable future, additional urgent exertion, in accordance to Axios. The pictures of the aftermath were taken by the Italian-developed LICIACube miniature satellite, which was deployed by the DART satellite days right before the fateful mission. The amazing shots were being taken just minutes right after the collision, exhibiting pieces of the asteroid scattered throughout room.

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The images introduced by LICIACube are anticipated to be followed by pictures from the James Webb Area Telescope in the coming times.

Extra photos will be taken in the coming months to thoroughly study the destruction and gauge the mission's good results.