NASANaomi Hartono

DART impact: first deliberate alteration of an object's heliocentric orbit

New analysis shows NASA's 2022 DART spacecraft impact on the moonlet Dimorphos altered not only its orbital period around parent asteroid Didymos but also shifted the binary system's heliocentric trajectory—marking the first intentional change to a celestial body's orbit around the Sun.

SpaceNews.comJason Rainbow

Eutelsat completes €5 billion refinancing to fund OneWeb constellation refresh and support Europe’s IRIS² program

By SpaceNews.com: Eutelsat has completed the last step in a 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan to refresh its OneWeb constellation and support Europe’s IRIS² sovereign connectivity program, the French satellite operator announced March 6.

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