Moon orbiting ‘dinky’ asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together
When NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flew past its first official target Dinkinesh in November 2023, researchers discovered that the asteroid — known as “Dinky” — was not alone in space. A satellite asteroid, which the team named “Selam,” was orbiting Dinky. As Lucy sent more data back to Earth, the researchers discovered something surprising: Selam was … Read more
