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DART turns out to have shifted both asteroids' solar orbits

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New research revealed NASA's DART mission shifted both asteroids' orbits around the Sun, the first time a human-made object has measurably altered a celestial body's solar orbit, while a Senate bill requires NASA to contract two or more commercial space station providers within 180 days.

Reporting date: 2026-03-08 (not necessarily the event date)

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DART turns out to have shifted both asteroids' solar orbits
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Reporting date: 2026-03-08
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-03-08-dart-moved-two-asteroids-around-the-sun
Claim: New research revealed NASA's DART mission shifted both asteroids' orbits around the Sun, the first time a human-made object has measurably altered a celestial body's solar orbit, while a Senate bill requires NASA to contract two or more commercial space station providers within 180 days.
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- Welcome to March 8, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-march-8-2026
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