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Lucy, NASA and Asteroid

Lucy spacecraft takes its first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft has its next flyby target, the small main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, in its sights. By blinking between images captured by Lucy on Feb. 20 and 22, this animation shows the perceived motion of Donaldjohanson relative to the background stars as the spacecraft rapidly approaches the asteroid.

Gizmodo · 19h

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Snaps First Look at Upcoming Asteroid Target

The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in April.

Space.com · 1d

NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe takes 1st images of its next target: Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers) from the two-mile-wide (3.

Fox Weather on MSN · 15h

NASA spacecraft gets first photos of Asteroid Donaldjohansen on way to exploring even bigger space prize

Nasa’s Lucy spacecraft has got a new target in its sights. New photos have emerged of a small asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

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Lucy Trajectory (IMAGE)

The Lucy spacecraft will launch in 2021 and initially fly by the main belt asteroid DonaldJohanson, named for the paleoanthropologist who discovered the Lucy fossil. Lucy will then go on to ...

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Private Institute Briefs

Paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson's biggest claim to scientific fame is his discovery 14 years ago of "Lucy," a three-million-year-old fossil hominid, our possible ancestor. Now, Johanson, the ...

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