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[-] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

"Behaving unexpectedly" means:

However, using their school telescope, a team of children and their teacher Jonathan Swift at Thacher School in California have found that more than a month after the collision, Dimorphos' orbit continuously slowed after impact... which is unusual and unexpected.

As reported in the New Scientist, the team presented their findings at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society.

After discovering the unusual behaviour of Dimorphos, it's likely that Nasa will have to factor in the high school's findings, if they ever launch another asteroid redirection mission in the future.

[-] randomaccount43543@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago
[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago

i was more surprised about Jonathan Swift making a comeback after the better part of 300 years

[-] anonionfinelyminced@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Tom Swift and his ~~Nuclear~~ Atomic Asteroid Catcher

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