Nov 3, 2023
NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moon
An asteroid affectionately known as Dinky has been tumbling through space with an even dinkier companion hidden behind it, surprising new images from NASA's Lucy spacecraft reveal. Zooming past the asteroid at 10,000 mph (16,000 km/h) on Nov. 1, Lucy made its closest-ever observations of Dinkinesh (Dinky), an asteroid that...