The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in April. reading time 2 minutes The Lucy spacecraft just got its first good ...

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The Donaldjohanson asteroid imaged by NASA's Lucy spacecraft. NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft’s first views of the asteroid Donaldjohanson. The asteroid is outlined with a square in the right image to guide the eye. NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is closing in on its second close encounter with an asteroid, expected to happen on April 20, 2025. This pass marks another key step in a long journey that began in 2021 and ...

A NASA spacecraft recently got an up-close look at a strange peanut-shaped space rock floating through the cosmos in the main asteroid belt. Not to worry: Astronomers aren't interested in the small ...

The asteroid known as Donaldjohanson was captured during the Lucy mission on April 20. (NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins via SWNS) By Dean Murray Scientists have flown ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft’s got its first views of the asteroid Donaldjohanson in February 2025. NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL The Lucy mission is on a 12-year ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids near Jupiter. It will be the second asteroid ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock.The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close ...