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Nasa's Lucy Spacecraft Captures Stunning Asteroid Images

4/25/2025

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft has made a stunning debut, snapping its first high-resolution images of the uniquely shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20. Stretching about 5 miles, this peanut-shaped wonder lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This encounter is a thrilling precursor to upcoming flybys of Trojan asteroids, promising to unveil secrets of our solar system's origins.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft has made a stunning debut, snapping its first high-resolution images of the uniquely shaped asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20. Stretching about 5 miles, this peanut-shaped wonder lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. This encounter is a thrilling precursor to upcoming flybys of Trojan asteroids, promising to unveil secrets of our solar system's origins.