NASA's DART Mission Also Changed Didymos' Orbit Around Sun

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Summary:
- NASA's DART mission successfully crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, which is the smaller of two asteroids in the Didymos system.
- The impact of the DART spacecraft changed the orbit of Dimorphos around its larger companion asteroid, Didymos.
- This was the first time humanity has intentionally altered the motion of a celestial object, and it demonstrates our ability to potentially deflect dangerous asteroids in the future.

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