Analyzing gravity data collected by spacecraft orbiting other worlds reveals groundbreaking insights about planetary ...

An asteroid floating in our solar system has been discovered to have a very weird and unique double moon—and it might just change the way we think about how planets form. The asteroid ...

A pair of groundbreaking NASA studies, published in Nature, have unveiled new insights into the interiors of the Moon and the ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, during its flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh ... into the internal structure and evolutionary history of Dinky and Selam. According to Professor Jessica Sunshine of the ...

The asteroid Dinkinesh and the tiny moon orbiting it was discovered by Lucy during a 2023 flyby. AP Lucy is expected to encounter 11 asteroids in total during its journey, then spend the rest of ...

Lucy’s latest asteroid encounter took place roughly 16 months after passing within 230 miles of Dinkinesh (aka “Dinky”) and its “baby asteroid” satellite, Selam. Donaldjohanson is the ...

The identification of 2024 PT5, an asteroid-like object with lunar characteristics, supports this theory. These minimoons offer a unique opportunity to study the Moon's impact history and could ...

By studying Earth-like orbiting objects with moon-like spectral signatures, scientists could determine what proportion come from the moon versus the asteroid belt, potentially improving our ...

Donaldjohanson — Asteroid 'Dinky,' visited by NASA's Lucy spacecraft, birthed its own moon — NASA's Lucy asteroid-hopping spacecraft pins down surface ages of 1st asteroid targets Lucy and ...