# Juicy new details emerge about an asteroid NASA's Lucy spacecraft flew by last year

> Last year, NASA's Lucy spacecraft encountered a bi-lobed asteroid that is a chunk of an even larger rocky body that was smashed apart in an almighty collision 155 million years ago.

- **Source:** [Space](https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/juicy-new-details-emerge-about-an-asteroid-nasas-lucy-spacecraft-flew-by-last-year?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a385bc5e8976fcb37ce0200)
- **Published:** 2026-06-21
- **Category:** Science
- **Tags:** #nasa #lucy #asteroid #last #spacecraft #details #emerge #flew
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