'Dinky' Asteroid Is Three Space Rocks, Not Two, NASA Flyby Finds
The Lucy spacecraft’s encounter with asteroid Dinkinesh has revealed a bizarre “contact binary” double-moon companion
Source: scientificamerican.com
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Newfound moon around asteroid Dinkinesh is actually two touching rocks
When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past the asteroid Dinkinesh, it found an unexpected satellite – but further images revealed that it’s actually two rocks tenuously connected together
Source: newscientist.com
NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovers unexpected satellite-orbiting asteroid
NASA’s asteroid-exploring spacecraft Lucy has made its first up-close observations – and discovered something unexpected. The asteroid Dinkinesh not only has a small satellite orbiting it, but that mini-moon is made up of two objects stuck together.
Source: newatlas.com
HOLD UP! Hidden Moon Discovered During Asteroid Flyby Isn't What We Thought
It seems like yesterday we were marveling over Dinkinesh (because it practically was) and its secret little moon, and the main belt asteroid has already given us another huge surprise.
Source: sciencealert.com
Strange moon of asteroid Dinkinesh is weirder than thought after NASA probe finds 'contact binary' (photo)
NASA's Lucy probe found that the asteroid Dinkinesh is not only a binary, but that its satellite is itself a "contact binary" of two space rocks objects touching one another.
Source: space.com