Nasa's Cosmic Archaeology: Unveiling Space Fossils

Nasa's Lucy spacecraft is gearing up to fly past the 150-million-year-old asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, marking a pivotal practice for its deeper journey towards Jupiter's Trojans. While primarily a rehearsal, scientists anticipate this encounter with the peculiar, three-mile-wide space rock to yield insights not previously seen. Formed from a larger asteroid's breakup, Donaldjohanson's unique orbit and slow spin tantalize researchers. The mission aims to explore asteroid formation, adding pieces to the puzzle of our solar system's early history.