Dinkinesh, the smallest main belt asteroid ever seen up close by NASA s Lucy spacecraft this week, has been revealed to be a binary, with a moonlet in orbit.
NASA s Lucy spacecraft completed a quick hello with the pint-sized asteroid Dinkinesh on its way to Jupiter. Lucy s main targets are the Trojans, a group of undiscovered asteroids.
Science News: On its epic voyage to Jupiter, Nasa's Lucy spacecraft marked a significant milestone by visiting the first of 10 asteroids on its itinerary this Wedne.