NASA uses occult means to spot tiny moon orbiting asteroid

NASA scientists working on the Lucy mission, humanity's first exploration of the "Trojan" asteroids that orbit Jupiter's Lagrange points, have found a moon around one of the asteroids the probe will visit. Lucy launched in 2021 to engage in a 12-year journey resulting in the flyby of seven Trojan asteroids and one in the solar …

[Doctor Syntax]

"Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em,

And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum"

[Forget It]

Lucy in the Sky

with solar panels.

Kaleidoscope eyes - anyone?

[DJV]

3 miles? That's Clanger territory!

They'd better watch out for an iron chicken and listen for sounds of the soup dragon.

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: 3 miles? That's Clanger territory!

In space, no-one can hear you grockle...

[Andy 68]

Re: 3 miles? That's Clanger territory!

I was thinking The Little Prince, but yeah...

[Androgynous Cupboard]

Might there be more of them?

And if so, would they form a Polymilieu?

[bombastic bob]

"occult means" - heh, nice one

Using occultation - nice headline spin though

[Anonymous Coward]

NASA should pursue more occult technologies

Think of the savings.

Crystal balls instead of probes.

Magic spells instead of shielding.

Telepathy instead of radio.*

* The Defense Intelligence Agency, proving its oxymoronic name, actually tried this for years.

[Tom 7]

Re: NASA should pursue more occult technologies

Human sacrifice of unbelievers!

[Geoff Campbell]

Re: NASA should pursue more occult technologies

I have a little bit of sympathy for the US DoD investigations into paranormal methods.

I mean, we all know it's all a complete crock of shit, but those were simpler times, and no doubt the money spent on the research was a tiny, tiny fraction of their annual paperclip bundle, so why not?

GJC

[Geoff Campbell]

Re: NASA should pursue more occult technologies

Bundle? Budget!

[John Brown (no body)]

Re: NASA should pursue more occult technologies

Exactly. And they knew, or at least thought, the USSR was also working in that area so had to at least be sure it was a crock of shit, just in case.