NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently headed toward Jupiter on an asteroid-hopping mission, has captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the space rock 52246 Donaldjohanson. Lucy launched ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter.

Scientists have flown a spacecraft by an "odd" 5-mile-long asteroid. NASA’s Lucy space probe passed approximately 600 miles (960 km) by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20. The bizarrely-shaped ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images ...

It was considered a dress rehearsal for the more critical asteroid encounters ahead closer to Jupiter. Recommended Videos This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles (8 ...

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