NASA deliberately changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun for the first time

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• MetalSlugX@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Literally years ago.

  This just confirm-confirm-confirms what was already known - hitting a mass with another mass changes the trajectory.

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  • Innerworld@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Now, new research has revealed it may have done a lot more. Scientists have confirmed that DART also nudged the asteroid pair’s trajectory around the sun — a first-ever measurement. The shift was tiny, but it doubled the deflection effect. It’s the most compelling evidence yet that humanity could potentially redirect a killer asteroid before it reaches Earth.

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    • MetalSlugX@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Checks user history; Blocks user

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• Donebrach@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Image

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• Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  DART was cool to watch when it impacted

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