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Surprise! Asteroid 'Dinky' is actually a double space rock, NASA's Lucy probe reveals (photo)
NASA's Lucy spacecraft just flew by its first asteroid — and discovered that the space rock has a companion.
NASA's Lucy spacecraft successfully completes 1st flyby of asteroid 'Dinky'
NASA's Lucy mission is set to visit several asteroids over 12 years, and the probe just successfully flew by target number one.
Chicxulub asteroid impact created 2-year cloud of dust that may have killed the dinosaurs
Rocks formed during the Chicxulub asteroid impact reveal fine dust particles were main drivers of the global winter which led to extinction of 75% of Earth's species.
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by asteroid 'Dinkinesh' on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect
On Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past a space rock named Dinkinesh before heading to the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter.
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most expensive materials used in science
I use moon and Mars rocks in my teaching and have a modest collection of meteorites. I marvel at the fact that I can hold in my hand something that is billions of years old from billions of miles away.
1st public exhibit of OSIRIS-Rex asteroid sample to open Nov. 3 at Smithsonian
The public will get its first direct look at a fragment of the asteroid Bennu when the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History debuts its display of the NASA-returned sample on Nov. 3.
NASA can't open its OSIRIS-REx asteroid capsule yet, but the outside alone holds more than enough samples
Scientists have confirmed that OSIRIS-REx brought home at least 70.3 grams of material from asteroid Bennu, surpassing its intended goal of 60 grams.
Nearby asteroid may contain elements 'beyond the periodic table', new study suggests
Naturally occurring superheavy elements beyond those listed in the periodic table could potentially explain why asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense, new research suggests.
