In an Unprecedented Twist of Script, NASA Finds Water on an Asteroid
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His name is Donaldjohanson, but he also suffered a more recent confrontation (ANSA)
On April 20, 2025, NASA's Lucy spacecraft made a historic overflight of the asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson, a body located in the main belt between Mars and Jupiter. What the instruments recorded during that approach has shaken expectations: the asteroid's surface houses iron-rich philosilicates, a type of mineral that is formed only after a chemical reaction with liquid water. This finding, published in Science magazine, proves that the astero…
A year ago the NASA probe happened to the asteroid Donaldjohanson. What was planned as a test run has some surprises for the research.
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