{"id":140732,"date":"2025-02-27T09:10:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140732"},"modified":"2025-02-27T09:10:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:10:56","slug":"nasas-lucy-spacecraft-gets-first-photos-of-asteroid-donaldjohansen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140732","title":{"rendered":"NASA&#8217;s Lucy spacecraft gets first photos of Asteroid Donaldjohansen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-5ee29fe3a000042\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-5ee29fe3a000042--snap-1664235360033.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft sees asteroid Dimorphos before impact\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">The National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft sees asteroid Dimorphos before impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\u2019s<\/a> Lucy spacecraft has got a new target in its sights. New photos have emerged of a small asteroid named Donaldjohanson.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Images show the perceived motion of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">asteroid<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Lucy spacecraft will pass within 596 miles of the 2-mile-wide asteroid on April 20. It will be the second asteroid encounter for the Lucy spacecraft.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">In the first image, another dim asteroid can be seen in the lower right section of the frame.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/7-planet-parade-space-february-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RARE 7-PLANET PARADE HAPPENS THIS WEEK. HERE&#8217;S HOW YOU CAN SEE IT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The spacecraft has valued experience as it successfully observed the tiny main belt asteroid Dinkinesh and its contact binary moon,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/solar-system\/asteroids\/nasa-lucy-images-reveal-asteroid-dinkinesh-to-be-surprisingly-complex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Selam, in November 2023.<\/a> NASA says this second asteroid encounter for Lucy &#8220;will serve as a dress-rehearsal for the spacecraft\u2019s main targets, the never-before-explored <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/lucy\/frequently-asked-questions\/#:~:text=The%20Jupiter%20Trojan,in%20its%20orbit.\" rel=\"noopener\">Jupiter Trojan asteroids<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/dj-firstrelease-v2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"NASA\u2019s Lucy spacecraft\u2019s first views of the asteroid Donaldjohanson. The asteroid is outlined with a square in the right image to guide the eye.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">NASA\u2019s Lucy spacecraft\u2019s first views of the asteroid Donaldjohanson. The asteroid is outlined with a square in the right image to guide the eye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA\/Goddard\/SwRI\/Johns Hopkins APL \/ NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NASA says the asteroid is named in honor of anthropologist Donald Johanson, who discovered the fossilized skeleton \u2014 called &#8220;Lucy&#8221; \u2014 of a human ancestor. The Lucy mission is named for the fossil, NASA added.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The Donaldjohanson asteroid currently stands at a distance of 45 million miles away. Although the images are dim, the asteroid is just bright enough to stand out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Lucy will continue to monitor Donaldjohanson over the next two months as part of the optical navigation program, which uses the asteroid\u2019s apparent position against the star background to ensure an accurate flyby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/nasa-first-photos-asteroid-donaldjohansen\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Aeronautics and Space Administration spacecraft sees asteroid Dimorphos before impact NASA\u2019s Lucy spacecraft has got a new target in its sights. 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