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

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

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Astronomy@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months ago

Spacecraft's impact changed asteroid's orbit around the sun in a save-the-Earth test, study finds

A new study has found that an asteroid NASA used for target practice a few years ago was nudged into a slightly different route around the sun.

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Not a critcism from me, to be clear. I like all those posts.

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