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The surface of the asteroid Ryugu taken by Hayabusa-2 (lemmy.world)
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[–] KingGimpicus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 48 minutes ago

Space isnt quite empty either. There maybe extremely few particles in space, but its more than zero. Spacecraft will slow down and stop eventually. It just takes a long time.