Overview

• Lucy mission's flyby showed Dinkinesh has a small moon, Selam, which is two bodies fused together.
• Researchers suggest Selam formed from material ejected during an event on Dinkinesh.
• The findings offer clues about how planets and other celestial bodies form and evolve.
• Lucy will continue to explore nine more asteroids, including eight near Jupiter.
• The mission's next target is asteroid Donaldjohanson in 2025.