Humanity Just Moved an Asteroid’s Orbit Around the Sun
ASTRONOMY DAILY — S05E57 | Saturday 7 March 2026
A landmark week for planetary defence — scientists confirm that NASA's DART impact didn't just move an asteroid's orbit around its companion, it shifted the entire binary system's path around the Sun. Plus: gravitational waves double, a European spacecraft goes silent, a 45-year theory bites the dust, a young Sun caught in the act — and a double planet show in tonight's sky. In This Episode • [00:00] Cold Open — Humanity moved a solar orbit • [02:00] Story 1: DART changed Didymos's orbit around the Sun (Science Advances, March 2026) • [06:00]…
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