A year after its launch, NASA’s Jupiter Trojan asteroid explorer Lucy has completed its first of multiple Earth gravity assists on its journey to explore nine asteroids. Lucy is a first-of-its-kind mission to visit several Trojan asteroids in Jupiter’s L4 and L5 Lagrange points. The mission’s closest approach to Earth occurred on Oct. 16 at 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC).
Jupiter
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In early June, the main body of NASA’s upcoming Europa Clipper spacecraft completed construction and…
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In a series of newly released papers from a science team on NASA’s Juno mission,…
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OtherUncrewed
Lucy in final preparations for launch, Principal Investigator discusses mission’s trajectory
After being shipped to Florida in early August, NASA’s most daring asteroid exploration mission yet…
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Of the varying types of celestial objects humans have sent spacecraft to investigate, there remains…
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NASA and Lockheed Martin are another step closer to the launch of their Lucy Trojan…
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Juno, NASA’s flagship mission to Jupiter, marks five years at the solar system’s largest planet…
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Europa volcanism & interior heating modeled in detail, offers research targets for upcoming missions
Europa, an icy Jovian moon that likely possesses an ocean beneath its icy crust, may…
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More than four and a half years after arriving in orbit of Jupiter, NASA’s Juno…
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft, the agency’s flagship mission to Jupiter, continues to stream back an incredible…
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The first spacecraft to leave the inner solar system sailed into the asteroid belt 45…
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Ten years ago today (Monday, June 30), NASA made history as the Cassini spacecraft became…
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In what is a significant step forward in planning for a mission to Jupiter’s moon…
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NASA’s Juno spacecraft performed a close gravity assist flyby of the Earth on Wednesday, aiding…
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ArtemisUncrewed
SLS capability touted for Europa Lander capability, Enceladus sample return
by Chris BerginAs the Space Launch System (SLS) teams head into their first full year since the…