NASA’s Lucy mission is the first spacecraft launched to explore the Trojan asteroids, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem with Jupiter. Credit: NASA’s…
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This image shows the “moonrise” of the satellite, now named Selam, as it emerges from behind asteroid Dinkinesh as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The first asteroid to…
Shortly after Lucy launched, one of its solar arrays failed to fully deploy, putting the mission at risk.NASA’s Lucy mission is heading to the Jupiter…
On October 16, 2022, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will fly by the Earth for the first of three gravity assists. During the maneuver, Lucy will pass…
On October 16, 2022, Lucy will fly by the Earth like a partner in a swing dance, boosting its speed and elongating its orbit around…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Even before its launch…
Shortly after Lucy launched, one of its solar arrays failed to fully deploy, putting the mission at risk. This artist’s concept animation depicts Lucy’s solar…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft deploying its solar arrays. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Beginning on May 6 and continuing through June 16, NASAEstablished in 1958,…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the…
NASA’s Lucy mission, which launched on October 16, 2021, for the first reconnaissance of the Trojans, a population of primitive asteroids orbiting in tandem with…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft deploying its solar arrays. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center On May 9, NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
The large solar arrays on the Lucy spacecraft were designed to unfold and latch into place after launch. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center On…
Illustration of the Lucy spacecraft near a large asteroid with Jupiter visible in the distant background. Credit: Southwest Research Institute Gathering near Las Vegas recently,…
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft deploying its solar arrays. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an…
Through imaging and spectral mapping, NASA’s Lucy mission will give scientists the first close-up view of the topography and chemical composition of the Trojan asteroids,…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The Lucy spacecraft continues…
Lucy will explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids – thought to be “fossils of planet formation.” Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center The Lucy spacecraft remains…
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the Lucy spacecraft aboard is seen in this 2 minute and 30 second exposure photograph as it…