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Nasa finds ‘wobbling peanut’ in space

Asteroid ‘Donaldjohanson’ is a test run for a mission that could change our understanding of how the solar system formed

The Independent UK · Jun 22

Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

Evidence of chemical alteration by liquid water has been found on the asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed further from the sun before being shoved inwards.

Space · Jun 19

'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