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Scientists say new research confirms results of an earlier study suggesting the crash of a spacecraft into an asteroid changed the shape of the targeted object. 

科学家表示，新的研究证实了早期研究的结果，即航天器撞击小行星改变了目标物体的形状。 

The latest research follows another recent study examining the effects of the asteroid strike. NASA crashed its DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos in 2022 in an area about 11 million kilometers from Earth. 

这项最新研究是在最近另一项研究小行星撞击影响的研究之后进行的。 2022 年，美国宇航局 (NASA) 将其 DART 航天器撞向距离地球约 1100 万公里的小行星

Dimorphos。 

The experiment tested a method for changing the orbit of some asteroids to prevent them from possibly crashing into our planet in the future. 

该实验测试了一种改变一些小行星轨道的方法，以防止它们将来可能撞击我们的星球。 

NASA has said its studies of the crash showed it was successful because the force of the strike changed the asteroid’s orbit around a larger asteroid called Didymos. Data also showed the strike reduced the orbital period of Dimorphos by 33 minutes. 

美国宇航局表示，对这次撞击的研究表明这次撞击是成功的，因为撞击的力量改变了小行星围绕一颗名为“迪迪莫斯”的更大小行星的轨道。 数据还显示，这次撞击使 Dimorphos 的轨道周期缩短了 33 分钟。

The team that carried out the most recent research said that in addition to changing the asteroid’s orbit, it appears the crash also changed the shape of Dimorphos. 

进行最新研究的团队表示，除了改变了小行星的轨道之外，这次撞击似乎还改变了迪莫佛斯的形状。 

This confirms results of the earlier study, which concluded that the crash had likely “completely reshaped” Dimorphos and turned it into a relatively weak collection of “rubble.” The team carrying out that study used a computer simulation system to study the changes to Dimorphos.