Artist's concept of the Lucy spacecraft flying by two of its asteroid targets.
Credit: NASA/GSFC
HOUSTON—NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is approaching Jupiter, where it will carry out the first close-up studies of the primitive Solar System’s Trojan asteroids that travel ahead of and trail the giant planet as it orbits the Sun. Launched in October 2021 on a 12-year primary mission, Lucy is currently...
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