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Close approach of (65803) Didymos
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2022-10-12, 07:36 PM
NASA's DART mission successfully reduced the orbital period of Dimorphos around Didymos from 11 hours 55 minutes to 11 hours 23 minutes. This is the first time that humans have altered the motion of a celestial object.

NASA: DART mission successfully changed motion of asteroid Dimorphos | CNN

Hooray for us!

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Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-08-28, 08:35 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-08-29, 05:53 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-09-25, 05:48 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-09-27, 06:56 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-10-12, 07:36 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2022-10-25, 10:50 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2023-04-05, 08:18 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2023-07-25, 11:02 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2023-07-27, 05:22 PM
RE: Close approach of (65803) Didymos - by PMSchu - 2026-03-09, 07:59 PM

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