Tag Archives: Hi

Asteroid ‘Dinky’ has a little companion that surprises astronomers

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers got a surprise when NASA’s Lucy mission flew past an asteroid called Dinkinesh in November and detected a contact binary (two small space rocks touching each other) orbiting the asteroid like a moon. This… Read More »

Asteroid ‘Dinky’ has a little companion that surprises astronomers

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Astronomers got a surprise when NASA’s Lucy mission flew past an asteroid called Dinkinesh in November and detected a contact binary (two small space rocks touching each other) orbiting the asteroid like a moon. This… Read More »