Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello

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March 21, 2025, 6:00 PM

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is set to fly past an asteroid named Donaldjohanson on April 20. The asteroid is about 150 million years old and is thought to be the result of a larger asteroid breaking apart. The flyby will give scientists a chance to study the asteroid's shape, surface geology and cratering history.

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