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Planetary defense test deflected an asteroid but unleashed a boulder swarm (newsroom.ucla.edu)
submitted 2 years ago by boem to c/space
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[โ€“] _wintermute 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, seems pretty unlikely NASA scientists didn't predict debris from a >13,000km/hr collision of rock and half a ton of metal lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I think this is the journalists addition. The paper doesn't mention it being unforeseen at all.

[โ€“] NOT_RICK 9 points 2 years ago

Shitty science journalism strikes again

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I have definitely read about fragmentation being a concern in deflecting asteroids a long time ago.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Journalist didnโ€™t think of it.