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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Captures Stunning Asteroid Flyby

4/23/2025

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft made a thrilling flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, snapping stunning images from 600 miles above. This intriguing contact binary, stretching 5 miles, showcases fascinating geological features. As Lucy journeys through the asteroid belt, it aims to reach its first Jupiter Trojan asteroid in August 2027, promising to deepen our knowledge of solar system origins.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft made a thrilling flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, snapping stunning images from 600 miles above. This intriguing contact binary, stretching 5 miles, showcases fascinating geological features. As Lucy journeys through the asteroid belt, it aims to reach its first Jupiter Trojan asteroid in August 2027, promising to deepen our knowledge of solar system origins.