<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>NASA’s DART mission struck asteroid moon Dimorphos to test deflection efforts, revealing surprises.</li><li>Ejected boulders carried 3 times more momentum than spacecraft, complicating future defense strategies.</li><li>Astronomers from the University of Maryland discovered unexpected forces in asteroid deflection.</li><li>Ejecta wasn't scattered randomly, instead clustered in distinct groups pointing south.</li><li>Understanding boulder debris crucial for future asteroid deflection missions and European Space Agency's Hera.</li></ul>

NASA’s DART mission unleashed a blitz of boulders into space

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