boem@lemmy.world to [Dormant] moved to [email protected]@lemmy.world · 2 years agoPlanetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarmnewsroom.ucla.eduexternal-linkmessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up153arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareCouldntCareBearlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 years agoI think this is the journalists addition. The paper doesn’t mention it being unforeseen at all.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoShitty science journalism strikes again
minus-squaretal@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoI have definitely read about fragmentation being a concern in deflecting asteroids a long time ago.
minus-squareLazaroFlim@lemmy.filmlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoJournalist didn’t think of it.
I think this is the journalists addition. The paper doesn’t mention it being unforeseen at all.
Shitty science journalism strikes again
I have definitely read about fragmentation being a concern in deflecting asteroids a long time ago.
Journalist didn’t think of it.