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NASA’s Lucy Captures Stunning Views of Peanut-Shaped Asteroid in Latest Flyby
Asteroid Donaldjohanson has turned out to be a picturesque waypoint as NASA’s mission heads toward Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids ...
NASA snaps detailed photos of ‘strikingly complicated’ asteroid
“As we study the complex structures in detail, they will reveal important information about the building blocks and ...
Update: NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Send Back Video Of ‘Peculiar’ Asteroid
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft successfully flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson, collecting data and images of the second of its 11 ...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby. NASA released the images on Monday, a day ...
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NASA's Lucy probe flies by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This coming Sunday, Lucy will zip past her second target, ...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is about to have its second close encounter with an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft will make a close approach to an asteroid in the main belt on Sunday afternoon, in the second of several ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft to zoom past asteroid this weekend at 30,000 mph: "We don't know what to expect"
NASA's Lucy will venture as close as 596 miles to this asteroid, an estimated 2 ½ miles in length but much shorter in width.
NASA probe set to uncover secrets of mysterious asteroid: 'We don't know what to expect'
NASA’s space-faring probe Lucy is set have a close encounter with an oddly shaped asteroid more than 100 million miles from ...
Close shave for NASA's Lucy as spacecraft successfully fly past asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has successfully completed a close flyby of asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, located in the main ...
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'Planetary defense is knowing what's out there and what could do harm to us.' Meet the scientist who helped build NASA's asteroid response plan
Lindley Johnson has been a pioneer in blueprinting warning and response scenarios to any potential impact of Earth by an ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Set for High-Stakes Asteroid Encounter on Sunday
The Lucy mission is on a 12-year journey to explore a peculiar set of asteroids that lead and follow Jupiter as it orbits the Sun. As it journeys to these Trojan asteroids, the probe is preparing for ...
Scientists think 'city killer' asteroid could now hit the moon
An asteroid which could be up to 220 feet wide will now miss Earth - but the chances of the space rock slamming into the moon ...