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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 after the close encounter.

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NASA’s Lucy Captures Ice Cream Cone–Shaped Asteroid That Defies Expectations

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has captured striking images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a contact binary with an unusual “ice cream cone” shape. This unexpected geological complexity offers insights into the early solar system.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft sped toward another close encounter with an asteroid

NASA's Lucy spacecraft swooped past a small asteroid last weekend as it made its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out

Antarctica's 500 Km Wide Crater Was Likely Caused By Colossal Meteor Strike, Says Study

The crater was first noticed because of a strange dip in Earth’s gravitational field. Back then, ground-based surveys using ...

NASA’s Lucy shares striking close-up of Donaldjohanson asteroid

NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson asteroid, captured by its Lucy spacecraft on a recent flyby around 139 million miles (223 million km) from Earth.

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NASA Tracking Bus-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth

2025 HU isn't the only asteroid approaching the Earth today. NASA is also tracking an airplane-sized space rock known as 2025 GD1, which is estimated to be about 86 feet across and will zip past the ...

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Lucy spacecraft gears up for potential asteroid close encounter this weekend

The encounter will take place 139 million miles (223 million kilometers) from Earth in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, so far away it will take 12 minutes for each bit of data to ...

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