Astronomers Discover First-Ever Three-Lobed Asteroid

High-resolution images from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and the Large Binocular Telescope reveal that the E-type asteroid (44) Nysa may be unlike any other world in the Solar System, with three connected lobes and a newly discovered satellite that could help explain how the bizarre object formed. The post Astronomers Discover First-Ever Three-Lobed Asteroid appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking…

sci.news ·2026-08-04

Astronomers Discover First-Ever Three-Lobed Asteroid

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