minus-square@shitcomputerologist@sopuli.xyztoAstronomy@mander.xyz•Astronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla RoadsterlinkfedilinkEnglish4•3 months 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 linkfedilink
minus-square@shitcomputerologist@sopuli.xyztoMemes@lemmy.ml•Honestly! I heard ALL about the great catch and I had to learn about the Starship rocket failure two days later on Lemmy.linkfedilinkEnglish33•3 months agoIt was less than 24 hours ago. linkfedilink
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