Today, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft made a successful flyby of the asteroid, 52246 Donaldjohanson, the first of 12 planned flybys of asteroids in the main belt. The spacecraft adjusted its trajectory to come within 160 miles of the asteroid’s surface, providing the best-ever observations of the distant space rock. During the flyby, the spacecraft took pictures and collected data that will help scientists better understand the asteroid’s composition and structure. This data will be used to gain insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system, as well as the origins of life on Earth.

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source: Phys.org