Debris trail spotted from Planetary Defense test

A debris trail 6213 miles (10000 km) long has been spotted 2 days after NASA’s DART spacecraft collided with an asteroid on Sept 26th! The Planetary Defense test aims to deter extinction level asteroids from hitting Earth. #DART #NASA #PlanetaryDefense https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/04/world/nasa-dart-debris-trail-scn/index.html