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‘Dinky’ asteroid has a tiny companion that baffles astronomers
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoA solar radiation-triggered quake likely caused the asteroid Dinkinesh to lose material. Some of it...
The first image of the asteroid that will greet Earth on June 27 - Space and Astronomy
Hardwood Paroxysm· 4 days agoThe first image was taken of the asteroid referred to by the abbreviation (415029) 2011 UL21, which...
'Dinky' asteroid imaged by NASA has ultra-rare double moon, study confirms
Live Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoResearchers have proposed a model for how a double moon named Selam formed around the tiny asteroid...
Mystery of unique double moon shines light on planet formation
Newsweek· 2 days agoThe asteroid—officially titled "Dinkinesh" but nicknamed "Dinky"—was found to have a tiny moon orbiting it when NASA's Lucy spacecraft...interact. "Our ultimate goal is to ...
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 2 days agoFortunately, a new, next-generation radar system called ngRADAR is under development, to eventually be installed at the...network,” said Patrick Taylor,...
Moon orbiting 'dinky' asteroid is actually two tiny moons stuck together
Science Daily· 4 days agoThe Lucy team, which includes University of Maryland Professor of Astronomy and Geology Jessica Sunshine, detailed the unexpected finding in a paper published in the journal ...
Astronomers Surprised After Finding Tiny Moon Is Actually Two Tiny Moons in a Trenchcoat
Futurism via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoThat's Dinky to You Last year, NASA imagery taken by the Lucy spacecraft revealed that a tiny Moon...
New Telescope Images of Io are so Good, it Looks like a Spacecraft Took Them
Universe Today· 16 hours agoThe Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), located on Mount Graham in Arizona and run by the University of...
Scientists race to design craft to reach the enigmatic ‘Oumuamua
Astronomy Magazine· 6 hours ago1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) was discovered in October 2017; shortly after, it was determined to be the...
U of A scale model solar system extends off campus to add Pluto's broken heart
Arizona Daily Star· 2 hours agoPluto has been added to the University of Arizona's scale-model walking tour of the solar system,...