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Double Moon Mystery: NASA’s Lucy Unravels Dinky’s Secret


NASA's Lucy spacecraft discovered that the asteroid Dinkinesh, also known as "Dinky," is orbited by a satellite composed of two fused moons, collectively named "Selam." This finding upends existing theories of celestial formation and enhances our understanding of the processes behind the evolution a

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