The view from low Earth orbit
These Hubble images, captured by its Wide Field Camera 3, show the impact 22 minutes, 5 hours, and 8.2 hours after the DART experiment. Plenty of material can be seen sprouting out from the asteroid, and some of the rays have a slight curve to them. The brightness of the object increased by three times after the impact, and this brightness held true for a surprisingly long eight-hour period. Astronomers will now study and attempt to explain these fascinating observations.
