Nasa releases images of ‘planetary defense test’ as spacecraft crashed into asteroid

James Webb and Hubble space telescopes captured impact on Dimorphos, moon of the asteroid Didymos, 6.8m miles from Earth

Nasa has released the first detailed images of its pioneering deep-space planetary defense test" in which a spacecraft was crashed into a distant asteroid in an attempt to alter its trajectory.

The pictures were taken by what the agency calls its two great observatories", the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes, which captured Monday's impact on Dimorphos, moon of the asteroid Didymos, 6.8m miles from Earth.