Nasa’s Lucy spacecraft discovers tiny moon around asteroid during close flyby

This photo provided by NASA shows a photo taken by the Lucy spacecraft (Nasa/AP)
This photo provided by NASA shows a photo taken by the Lucy spacecraft (Nasa/AP)

The little asteroid visited by Nasa’s Lucy spacecraft this week had a big surprise for scientists.

It turns out that the asteroid Dinkinesh has a sidekick — a mini moon.

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