NASA’s Lucy Captures First Images of Asteroid Donaldjohanson Ahead of Close Flyby
Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...
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7 facts about the University of Hawaiʻi’s new asteroid mission
And the University of Hawaii has been selected to be a part of this history making adventure. Here are some facts to know: 1.
Lucy spacecraft takes its first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target
The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in ...
Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
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NASA Selects UVA Astronomer To Join Asteroid Mission
A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...
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NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers ...
Hera Asteroid Probe Spots Mysterious Martian Moon During Flyby
The Hera probe has swung around Mars, using the planet’s gravitational pull to fling itself toward its asteroid target. During its brief rendezvous with the Red Planet, Hera caught a glimpse of the ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently obtained its first clear images of the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, which is now within its line of sight. Lucy captured these images while it was 45 ...