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Health & Science3h 29m ago

Engineers upgraded the software running a spacecraft 140 million kilometers away and conducted two full reboots.

Space

Who
Engineers
What
Engineers upgraded the software running a spacecraft 140 million kilometers away and conducted two full reboots.
When
Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:30:00 GMT · 3h 29m ago
Where
Space ·
Why
To enable a close-up examination of an asteroid and determine the effects of humanity's past actions on it.
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How this affects you

The software upgrade and reboots are necessary for the spacecraft to conduct its scientific mission of observing an asteroid. This mission aims to answer questions about humanity's impact on the celestial body, which has been a subject of inquiry since 2022.

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