Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year
NASA's Lucy spacecraft provided new data on the asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson, revealing it is a fragment of a larger body shattered by a collision 155 million years ago. The findings offer insights into the early solar system and the origins of Earth's building blocks.
Why it matters
Understanding the composition of primitive asteroids helps scientists reconstruct the history of the solar system and the origins of life-sustaining materials like water.
Solar System Asteroids Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year News By Keith Cooper published 19 June 2026 NASA's Lucy mission visited the asteroid Donaldjohanson, known as "DJ," in April 2025 on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
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