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NASA Reveals Stunning Closeup of Bizarre-Looking Asteroid


NASA's Lucy spacecraft made a successful flyby of the second asteroid on its must-see list over the weekend, and sent back imagery documenting the elongated object's bizarre double-lobed shape.

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