Submitted by scudobuio t3_y1i7ax in UpliftingNews
alphahydra t1_is0ou4t wrote
Reply to comment by galgor_ in Nasa's Dart spacecraft 'changed path of asteroid' by scudobuio
It's actually a small asteroid orbiting another, bigger asteroid. So, it's an asteroid "moon", basically.
The test moved the smaller one into a slightly closer, faster orbit around its own parent body, which continues on pretty much the same orbit through the solar system as before.
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