As shown in a stunning photograph, the asteroid that NASA's Dart spacecraft.
Intentionally impacted left behind a debris track that stretched for thousands of kilometres.
The incredible picture was acquired by a telescope in Chile and shows a comet-like jet extending out from behind the massive rock.
Last week, a spacecraft was intentionally destroyed to see whether Earth-threatening asteroids might be deflected with a little push.
Researchers have yet to determine whether the test was successful in changing the asteroid's course.
Two days after the crash, scientists in Chile used the Southern Astrophysical Research Telescope.