Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 6 months agoAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comexternal-linkmessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up1218
arrow-up1218external-linkAstronomers just deleted an asteroid because it turned out to be Elon Musk’s Tesla Roadsterwww.astronomy.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 6 months agomessage-square29linkfedilink
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-26 months agoYay more space garbage. Just what we needed!
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoIt’s in orbit around the Sun.
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoThe point is that it’s nowhere near Earth to cause an issue like Kessler Syndrome, which the space junk comment is clearly referring to. The car is space junk like every other test payload or probe we’ve ever sent out into space that we’ve lost contact with is space junk.
Yay more space garbage. Just what we needed!
It’s in orbit around the Sun.
We all are
The point is that it’s nowhere near Earth to cause an issue like Kessler Syndrome, which the space junk comment is clearly referring to.
The car is space junk like every other test payload or probe we’ve ever sent out into space that we’ve lost contact with is space junk.