NASA’s Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin

NASA's Lucy spacecraft gets first images of 'strikingly complicated' asteroid that will shed light on early solar system

NASA has released the Lucy spacecraft's first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing a peanut-shaped rock that could shed light on how planets formed in our solar system.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft sent images of the most recent overflight of an asteroid. This asteroid is larger than scientists anticipated, with approximately 5 miles (8 kilometers) long and 2 miles (3.5 kilometers) wide at its widest point, looking like an irregular bowling pin. It is so long that the spacecraft could not capture it in its entirety in the first images downloaded. Lucy passed less than 600 miles (960 kilometers) from the harmless aste…

NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Just Flew by a Strange, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid. See the New Images From the Approach

The close-up views of asteroid Donaldjohanson are a preview of what’s to come for Lucy on its 12-year quest to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

The Lucy probe identified this celestial body, which was called Donaldjohanson. Why its strange anatomy opens doors to understand the solar system and its origins

NASA's Lucy probe captures 1st close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson, revealing 'strikingly complicated geology'

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, currently journeying toward Jupiter's orbit on its asteroid-hopping mission, captured an impressive close-up of its second target: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson.

NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Just Met Its Second Target, Asteroid Donaldjohanson – And It’s Defied Scientists' Expectations

The NASA mission to multiple asteroids flew by its latest target on Saturday.