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I'm an interior stylist whose job is to make rooms look nicer in an instant – these are the 5 items I always add to a bedroom to make it look 10x better

I have styled plenty of bedrooms in my time as an interior stylist, and these are the 5 pieces I reach for time and time again to instantly elevate the room

Homes & Gardens · May 7, 2025

'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby

Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

Space · May 6, 2025

NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

Space · Apr 22, 2025

Curious double moon discovered orbiting asteroid 'Dinky' now has a name

Asteroid Dinkinesh, target No. 1 on Lucy's journey, turned out to be not one, but two (technically three) space rocks put together. Scientists finally gave its satellite a name.

Space · Nov 30, 2023

NASA’s Lucy Mission Spotted Another Moonlet Orbiting Dinkinesh

NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovered a contact binary of moonlets orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh.

Inverse · Nov 9, 2023

Strange moon of asteroid Dinkinesh is weirder than thought after NASA probe finds 'contact binary' (photo)

Asteroid Dinkinesh is not only a binary, but its satellite is itself a "contact binary" consisting of two space rocks touching one another.

Space · Nov 7, 2023

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.

Space · Nov 2, 2023

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 · Oct 31, 2023

NASA’s Lucy Mission Will Flyby An Asteroid In Its First Major Test

The ongoing mission will visit its first asteroid, Dinkinesh, to prepare for its journey toward the Trojan asteroids near Jupiter.

Inverse · Oct 25, 2023

NASA just directed its Lucy mission to target a skyscraper-sized asteroid

On Wednesday, NASA announced a new asteroid target for its Lucy mission. This brings the spacecraft's total asteroid tally up to nine.

Inverse · Jan 26, 2023