Surprise – Again! NASA Spacecraft Reveals Asteroid Bennu Is Not What It Seemed

https://scitechdaily.com ^ | JULY 8, 2022 | By LONNIE SHEKHTMAN, NASA'S GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger. Buh buh buh buh Bennu meets some jets. Or somethin'.

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[Alas Babylon!]

Mostly planets transiting their stars are deduced through periodic slight dimming or the wobble of the star that is deduced as a planet’s gravitational pull in orbit.

I think the resolution from something 100K miles away and 100 light years would differ.

[SuperLuminal]

Excellent news when things are not as simple as originally thought...

Budget propagandists rejoice...

[nesnah]

Sounds like the science wasn’t settled.

[NorthMountain]

Actual working scientists already know that. Do you think we’re stupid?

Thanks anyway, though ...

[NorthMountain]

if it’s constantly ejecting matter,

That's the kind of "big if" they use on Ancient Aliens. The data do not support your premise.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Wobble (or Doppler) and transit methods are the most used methods, yes, in that order. Resolution beyond a single pixel using direct observation is of course not possible without an objective lens the size of the whole solar system or something. But even a single pixel can reveal a lot, such as chemical composition using spectrography. We’ll see what the James Webb can do over the next few years.

[Paladin2]

“Do you think we’re stupid?”

What does Hockey Stick Mann say?

[NorthMountain]

Do you know any actual working scientists? Does your education in the natural sciences extend past high school?

Your immediate resort to a media-political celebrity suggests a negative answer to both questions.