Better Know An Asteroid

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Sharing news and discoveries about asteroids, bringing an ongoing planetarium bit to social media
Better Know An AsteroidJun 30, 2024
It is #AsteroidDay. Happy Asteroid Day! https://asteroidday.org/
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Asteroid Day is a UN-sanctioned global awareness campaign. Join our Asteroid Day LIVE broadcast, 48 hours of content and commentary from around the world, hosted by Prof. Brian Cox.

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Show threadBetter Know An AsteroidJun 27, 2024
And even without the science, how cool do the rocks look?
Better Know An AsteroidNov 2, 2023
The Lucy flyby of Dinkinesh has revealed this small main belt #asteroid to be a binary pair! #BetterKnowAnAsteroid
https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-lucy-spacecraft-discovers-2nd-asteroid-during-dinkinesh-flyby/
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Discovers 2nd Asteroid During Dinkinesh Flyby - NASA

On Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew by not just its first asteroid, but its first two. The first images returned by Lucy reveal that the small main belt asteroid Dinkinesh is actually a binary pair.

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