NASA's Lucy Discovers a Peanut-Shaped Asteroid With an Unexpected Secret

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NASA's Lucy Discovers a Peanut-Shaped Asteroid With an Unexpected Secret

Lucy Continues Unlocking the Solar System's Past

Ancient Space Rocks Hold Modern Answers

The Mission Is Preparing for More Encounters

Every Flyby Expands Our Understanding

Scientists Are Investigating Its Internal Structure

Lucy's Instruments Are Providing Remarkable Detail

The Discovery Offers Clues About Planet Formation

Unpredicted Surface Features - Shocked Scientists

The Asteroid Appears to Be a Contact Binary

Lucy Captured an Unusual Peanut-Shaped Asteroid

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NASA's mission Lucy has provided new insights into the early solar system and one of its recent findings has garnered a lot of attention. The spacecraft has recently shown up to capture a peanut-shaped asteroid with unusual characteristics that it didn't expect. The discovery is giving the team clues on how small celestial bodies were formed, evolved and survived over billions of years and is another milestone for the ground-breaking mission.
 

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