TIL in Sep. 2022, a satellite was launched into an asteroid and changed its shape and orbit.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8xhwo/til_in_sep_2022_a_satellite_was_launched_into_an/
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-study-asteroids-orbit-shape-changed-after-dart-impact/
#til #todayilearned
https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1g8xhwo/til_in_sep_2022_a_satellite_was_launched_into_an/
NASA Study: Asteroid’s Orbit, Shape Changed After DART Impact
After NASA’s historic Double Asteroid Redirection Test, a JPL-led study has shown that the shape of asteroid Dimorphos has changed and its orbit has shrunk.NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
