NASA flyby of "Dinky" asteroid reveals hidden moon
When you buy through links on our site , we may clear an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . An asteroid affectionately known as " Dinky " has been break down through space with an even dinkier companion hidden behind it , surprising new ikon fromNASA ’s Lucy spacecraft reveal . Zooming past theasteroidat 10,000 miles per hour ( 16,000 km / h ) on Nov. 1 , Lucy made its near - ever observations of Dinkinesh ( " Dinky " ) , an asteroid that Lucy has been tracking since the spacecraft ’s launch in 2021 ....