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The first images from the #LucyMission's asteroid Donaldjohanson flyby show an elongated contact binary shape, with an odd narrow neck between the two lobes. More data from Lucy will be analyzed ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has encountered its second official asteroid, and once again, the object has defied expectations. The asteroid in question, Donaldjohanson, was visited by the mission on ...

It's the shape and possible cosmic history of Donaldjohanson that instead intrigued NASA when the space agency's Lucy spacecraft recently passed the asteroid by during its own cosmic journey.

The Donaldjohanson asteroid imaged by NASA's Lucy spacecraft. NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft had its second rendezvous with an asteroid ...

Levison expects to have most of the science data within a day. Unlike its first flyby, Lucy will stop tracking Donaldjohanson 40 seconds before its closest approach to protect its instruments from ...

On 20 April 2025, NASA's Lucy spacecraft will fly past asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, which measures nearly four kilometres in diameter, at a distance of 960 kilometres. This serves as a dress ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Lucy spacecraft's long-range reconnaissance imager captured asteroid Donaldjohanson in ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew about 600 miles above an asteroid named Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday, sending back the first close-ups of this oblong, potato-like object believed to be about 150 ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is set for a high-velocity encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Sunday, April 20, marking a critical waypoint in its 12-year, 4-billion-mile journey through the ...