Lucy Mission Uncovers Wobbling, Water-Traced Asteroid Donaldjohanson

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Published: 2026-06-25
Category: science
Source: ScienceDaily
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NASA's Lucy spacecraft has provided new details about asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing it to be a peanut-shaped object that wobbles, likely due to a past collision and solar radiation. The mission also detected evidence of ancient water on the asteroid. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the early solar system's formation and evolution.

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