NASA's Lucy Probe Reveals Mysterious Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

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By flying over an 8-kilometre-long asteroid called Donaldjohanson, NASA's Lucy probe pierced the secrets of a 150-million-year-old cataclysmic collision. And the most surprising discovery is not its strange shape in two lobes — it is the total absence of small craters, revealing a surprisingly active surface. [...]

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Preparations for the mission's primary objective—studying Jupiter's Trojan asteroids—were marked by a successful exploration of the celestial body Donald Johanson. During its approach on April 20, 2025, NASA's Lucy probe passed just 1,050 kilometers from the asteroid, capturing unique, highly detailed images and a wealth of scientific data. The results, published in the journal Science, indicate that even relatively small objects... The post Vid…