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.
The satellite discovered during the first asteroid encounter of NASA’s Lucy mission has an official name. On November 27, 2023, the International Astronomical Union approved the name “Selam” or ሰላም, which means “peace” in the Ethiopian language Amharic, for Dinkinesh’s moon. “Dinkinesh is the Eth
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The satellite discovered during the first asteroid encounter of NASA s Lucy mission has an official name. On Nov. 27, 2023, the International Astronomical Union approved the name Selam, which mean
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.
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