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).
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With the first half of 2022 coming to a close, NASA teams are continuing work…
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NASA and ULA (United Launch Alliance) launched NASA’s next asteroid exploration mission — Lucy —…
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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…