boem@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPlanetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarmnewsroom.ucla.eduexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: space@beehaw.org
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkPlanetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarmnewsroom.ucla.eduboem@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilinkcross-posted to: space@beehaw.org
minus-squareSanguinePar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago UCLA-led study of NASA’s DART mission determines that the strategy presents previously unanticipated risks Unanticipated? Really? It was the very first thing that crossed my mind when I heard about DART - what happens to all the bits that break off? Maybe I should give NASA a call… ;-)
Unanticipated? Really? It was the very first thing that crossed my mind when I heard about DART - what happens to all the bits that break off?
Maybe I should give NASA a call… ;-)