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NASA reveals shocking twist in Asteroid Dinkinesh tale!
3Nov By adminNo Comments
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NASA reveals shocking twist in Asteroid Dinkinesh tale!

[ad_1] Two for the price of one! NASA has just made a shocking revelation. NASA's Lucy mission, designed to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids which recently flew close by Asteroid Dinkinesh, revealed some surprising results. This Trojan asteroid had a huge secret that was finally exposed. The Lucy Mission spacecraft took images that found that the asteroid Dinkinesh is not just one asteroid. In fact, it is a binary pair floating in the orbit of Jupiter. Know more about the astonishing Asteroid Dinkinesh discovery here.Asteroid DinkineshAccording to a report published by NASA, scientists earlier speculated that the asteroid Dinkinesh was a binary pair, now the images revealed by the Lucy spacecraft instruments confirm the claims. The study based on preliminary analysis of the available im...
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NASA’s Lucy mission spacecraft will fly by asteroid Dinikinesh for the first time
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NASA’s Lucy mission spacecraft will fly by asteroid Dinikinesh for the first time

[ad_1] Asteroids have posed a threat to Earth with their close approaches throughout history. While most of these ancient space rocks have passed the planet at close proximity, a few of them have impacted Earth, altering the course of history itself. Perhaps the most famous asteroid impact in history is the asteroid which struck Earth 65 million years ago and kicked off the extinction of dinosaurs. Therefore, it is imperative that we discover and study these space rocks up close to minimize any uncertainties around their close approaches and predict any potential impact. This is where NASA's Lucy mission comes in.What is Lucy mission?To understand asteroids better, and study the ones not located in the asteroid belt, NASA launched its Lucy mission on October 16, 2021, from the Kennedy S...
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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures FIRST photos of Jupiter trojan asteroids
22Apr By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures FIRST photos of Jupiter trojan asteroids

[ad_1] It has been one and a half years since one of the most ambitious missions of NASA, Lucy, took off for the largest planet in our solar system. The unmanned spacecraft was sent on a 12-year journey to ten different asteroids with a focus towards the Jupiter trojans, a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. This is the first time NASA has conducted a mission to study these far-off asteroids. And recently, it took pictures of its target asteroids for the first time ever.According to a report by Space.com, Lucy spacecraft is still around 550 million kilometers away from the trojan asteroids. That is roughly three times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Despite such a massive distance, it was able to take pictures of four of its eight t...
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NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first-ever asteroid target gets an ASTONISHING name
22Feb By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first-ever asteroid target gets an ASTONISHING name

[ad_1] In October 2021, the NASA spacecraft Lucy took off for its 12-year journey to ten different asteroids with a focus towards the Jupiter trojans, a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. This is the first time NASA has conducted a mission to study these far-off asteroids. But before it reaches the trojans, first it will travel to two asteroids located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. And as it races to meet the first asteroid in its path, astronomers have finally given it a name. And this is the most unlikely name ever given to an asteroid.This tiny asteroid, which was discovered in 1999, has been named Dinkinesh. The word comes from the Amharic language which is spoken in Ethiopia, and it means “you are marvelous”. This i...
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Wow! NASA’s asteroid watcher, Lucy, seen in the sky during Earth flyby- shone like diamond
18Oct By adminNo Comments
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Wow! NASA’s asteroid watcher, Lucy, seen in the sky during Earth flyby- shone like diamond

[ad_1] Astronomers have spotted NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in the sky during its near-Earth flyby. It was shining like a diamond! The iconic rock band Beatles, gave the world the unforgettable song, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Its references in the real world keep coming back (remember Australopithecus afarensis?). Then came the Pink Floyd and gave us the incredible Shine on You Crazy Diamond. And now, NASA's Lucy spacecraft has given us an amalgamation of sorts, hopefully it is not a stretch- it flew by Earth and for some time, it was shining ever so brightly. Be that as it may, NASA's asteroid visiting Lucy spacecraft swung by Earth as part of its 12-year journey and was spotted by astronomers from Earth! The spacecraft completed a slingshot manoeuvre to gain momentum as it prepar...
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NASA Lucy Mission to fly past Earth before going to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids
13Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy Mission to fly past Earth before going to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

[ad_1] NASA's Lucy Mission is about to make an Earth flyby on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. Here is all you need to know. NASA's Lucy Mission is about to make an Earth flyby on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids and the flyby may be visible to some parts of the globe while it passes. You can join Reddit AMA with mission scientists and navigators to ask questions about the mission and know more about it today, October 13. "Our #LucyMission is about to make an Earth flyby on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, and may be visible to some parts of the globe while it passes. Join us for a @Reddit AMA with mission scientists and navigators on Oct. 13 from 1pm ET (1700 UTC). http://reddit.com/r/NASA," NASA Solar System tweeted. "Later this week, NASA's Lucy mission to explore...
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