Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 2 days agoAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down17cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up1205arrow-down1external-linkAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 2 days agomessage-square27fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squareshitcomputerologistlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoTracking doesn’t necessarily have to be lost for this kind of thing to happen. The Rosetta spacecraft was accidentally given a provisional asteroid designation in 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#Deep_space_manoeuvres
Tracking doesn’t necessarily have to be lost for this kind of thing to happen. The Rosetta spacecraft was accidentally given a provisional asteroid designation in 2007.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosetta_(spacecraft)#Deep_space_manoeuvres