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NASA crashed a spacecraft into a space rock, accelerating two asteroids’ orbit around the sun. The DART mission marks the first time a human-crafted object has altered the path of a celestial body. (www.cnn.com)
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[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Yes, first time they have measured the change. The relative mass of a rocket ship to the earth makes the effect on earth insignificant.