No, the asteroid belt was not a planet. Follow Cosmoknowledge #apophis #asteroids #asteroid #space #science #education #cosmoknowledge #astronomy #physics #cosmos #ASTRO #solarsystem #NASA | Cosmoknowledge

The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, observed by NASA's Lucy spacecraft in April 2025. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/lucy/ | NASA Solar System Exploration

Today, NASA’s #LucyMission will fly by the main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson as a final dress rehearsal for Lucy’s main targets, the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Follow the encounter play-by-play today with @NASASolarSystem on X or Instagram stories. | NASA Solar System Exploration

14K views · 597 reactions | 直 It's still asteroid autumn here at NASA. Next up, on Nov. 1 our #LucyMission will visit the first of its 10 asteroid targets, a tiny main-belt asteroid called Dinkinesh. This flyby will allow Lucy to test a crucial system: autonomous terminal tracking. https://go.nasa.gov/4035kX2 | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

1.6K views · 57 reactions | A fun infographic from the mid 2000's showing how Jupiter shepherds the asteroid belt with its magnetic push/pull as it traverses its path around the sun. For more on the big gas giant's lower brown dot, visit spaceaustralia.com.au/blogs/news #Space_Aus ️ | Australian Research & Space Exploration - Space Australia | Facebook