Here's how scientists spotted a 9th target for NASA's Lucy asteroid mission - Space.com

Thanks to 26 teams of observers, spotting a star blink out showed that asteroid Polymele has a moon.

NASA's asteroid-touring mission has picked up a ninth target. In preparation for the Lucy mission to explore a distant class of asteroids called the Trojans, astronomers have been monitoring the t… [+3118 chars]

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