NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space

Posted by: NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

For the first time ever, humans have changed the orbit of a celestial object in space. #DARTMission impact confirmed to have changed the orbit of moonlet Dimorphos around asteroid Didymos—shortening its orbit by 32 minutes.

NASA Confirms DART Mission Impact Changed Asteroid’s Motion in Space

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