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NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets first images of 'strikingly complicated' asteroid that will shed light on early solar system
NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.
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 ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Flew by a Strange, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid. See the New Images From the Approach
The close-up views of asteroid Donaldjohanson are a preview of what’s to come for Lucy on its 12-year quest to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids ...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets up-close look of strange peanut-shaped asteroid: See images
NASA's Lucy spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the ...
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New observations show the asteroid that won't hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck
(AP) — The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning ... puck — than a potato. It also has a rapid rotation rate of about ...
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Why asteroid 2024 YR4’s strange shape is a threat to the Moon and not Earth
In the field of space exploration and asteroid ... s a small chance– just a few percent– that 2024 YR4 could collide with the lunar surface. And since the Moon doesn’t have an atmosphere ...
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He was found in the garbage at a B.C. park. Now this tiny dog has stolen hearts
He’s a little dog that has received a huge amount of love. “He had surgery last night around 3:00 on his front left leg and his rear left leg,” Oscar’s guardian Laurie Schildt said.
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That 'city-killer' asteroid has surprised scientists yet again with its 'unusual' shape, and it could smash straight into the moon
A team of astronomers has determined the shape of asteroid 2024 YR4, which could hit the moon. | Credit ... hence the "2024" in its name. In February, the likelihood of 2024 YRY hitting Earth ...
The Mirror14d
Major update on 2024 YR4 Asteroid as scientists DOUBLE chances of it smashing into Moon
Scientists believe a 'house-sized' asteroid originally thought to have a chance of hitting Earth now has double the chance of smashing into the Moon ... of how small asteroids evolve and reach ...
Irish Daily Mirror14d
Space scientists work out shape of asteroid set to smash into Moon in 2032
More info Space scientists have worked out the shape of the asteroid set to smash into the Moon. Astronomers said ... adding to our understanding of how small asteroids evolve and reach Earth ...
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Unexpected space discovery: The asteroid that threatens to crash into the Moon has a never-before-seen shape
However, the potential danger has shifted to the Moon as "there is a small chance" that it could ... was based on images of the asteroid at multiple wavelengths to perform a detailed analysis ...
The Independent14d
Surprising origin of ‘city-killer’ asteroid that may strike Moon revealed
“YR4 spins once every 20 minutes, rotates in a retrograde direction, has a ... of asteroid 2024 YR4 as it flies by the Earth and heads toward potential impact with the Moon (NOIRLab/NSF/AURA ...