flyby anomaly

noun

The discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed observed during a planetary flyby by a spacecraft.

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Meanings

noun
  1. natural sciencesThe discrepancy between current scientific models and the actual increase in speed observed during a planetary flyby by a spacecraft.
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