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NASA’s Lucy finds a wobbling peanut-shaped asteroid with signs of ancient water
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft discovered that asteroid Donaldjohanson is a wobbling, peanut-shaped relic born from a violent collision and slowly reshaped by the subtle force of sunlight. It also carries traces of ancient water, making it an important clue to the solar system’s mysterious past.
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Daily Mail
· Jun 26, 2026
Huge asteroid a MILE wide will zoom past Earth tomorrow - here's how to spot it
Huge asteroid a MILE wide will zoom past Earth tomorrow - here's how to spot it
Times of India
· Jul 9, 2026
Scientists found a massive 'bathtub ring' that could prove Mars once held a vast ocean
Scientists found a massive 'bathtub ring' that could prove Mars once held a vast ocean
Daily Sabah
· Jun 24, 2026
Asteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers
A large asteroid that will zoom harmlessly past Earth on Saturday will be visible to stargazers using a small telescope or large binoculars, the European Space Agency (ESA) announc...
South China Morning Post
· Jul 6, 2026
China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise
China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured its first close-up image of a near-Earth asteroid, revealing that the target is even smaller than anticipated – a factor scientists say will make the sample-return task “far more difficult” than previous Japanese and American missions. The probe captured images about 20km (12.4 miles) from asteroid 2016 HO3 during its approach phase, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) announced on Monday. It was close enough for the spacecraft to begin...
Smithsonian Magazine
· Jul 8, 2026
New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks That Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a 'Contact Binary'
A flyby conducted by the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2 uncovered the asteroid's strange shape. Data gathered by the probe will also help defend the planet against potentially threatening space rocks
Borneo Bulletin
· Jul 6, 2026
Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection
Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection
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Related coverage for "NASA’s Lucy finds a wobbling peanut-shaped asteroid with signs of ancient water": Daily Mail — Huge asteroid a MILE wide will zoom past Earth tomorrow - here's how to spot it. Times of India — Scientists found a massive 'bathtub ring' that could prove Mars once held a vast ocean. Daily Sabah — Asteroid to pass Earth safely on Saturday, visible to stargazers. South China Morning Post — China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise. Smithsonian Magazine — New Images Reveal That This Asteroid Is Actually Two Conjoined Space Rocks That Form a Peanut-Shaped Object Called a 'Contact Binary'. Borneo Bulletin — Chinese space probe reaches asteroid for first sample collection