'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby

'Right now, we are in what has to be a Golden Age of asteroid exploration.' Scientists celebrate NASA's latest space rock flyby

Asteroid experts are pondering the scientific output from the NASA Lucy spacecraft after it shot by its celestial destination, the main belt asteroid named Donaldjohanson.

NASA’s Lucy Mission Shows Secrets of Planet Formation With Asteroid Donaldjohanson Flyby - Optic Flux

We’re not just in a golden age of asteroid exploration — we’re rewriting the blueprint of how planets are made. NASA’s Lucy mission has just delivered a jaw-dropping preview of what’s ahead in deep space science after its latest high-velocity rendezvous: a precision flyby of main-belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025. The target? […]