Asteroid behaving unexpectedly after NASA's deliberate Dart crash (bbc.co.uk) 4 points by inthemiddle 2y ago ↗ HN
[–] nyc111 2y ago ↗ "Dimorphos' orbit continuously slowed after impact... which is unusual and unexpected."If the orbit's radius got bigger after the impact, according to Kepler's rule, it's period would increase. If this is the case, this is not unexpected behavior.
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 10.1 ms ] threadIf the orbit's radius got bigger after the impact, according to Kepler's rule, it's period would increase. If this is the case, this is not unexpected behavior.