"These relics are effectively fossils of the planet formation process, holding vital clues to deciphering the history of our ...

Donaldjohanson formed about 150 million years ago when a much larger asteroid broke apart. Since then, its orbit and spin ...

New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about 150 million years ago when a larger parent asteroid broke apart; its orbit ...

NASA's Lucy probe will journey to an asteroid that has remained untouched for 150 million years, potentially revealing ...

Donaldjohanson, a main belt asteroid, could be a relic of a cosmic collision that took place 150 million years ago.

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft, part of an ambitious mission to explore the outer solar system, has successfully captured its first images of the asteroid Donaldjohanson. This marks an important step in the ...

Donaldjohanson (DJ), which is about to be studied by NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in an upcoming flyby on April 20, 2025? This | ...

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly by asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, revealing its shattered past, strange spin, and secrets of planetary formation in a major space milestone.

New Southwest Research Institute-led modeling indicates the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson may have formed about ...

Illustration: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Conceptual Image Lab/Adriana Gutierrez The Lucy spacecraft just got its first good look at the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson as the NASA ...

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Asteroid Donaldjohanson is named for anthropologist Donald Johanson, who discovered the fossilized skeleton—called "Lucy"—of a human ancestor. NASA's Lucy mission is named for the fossil. Lucy ...