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Watch: NASA Mission Captures First Close Look At Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
NASA has released the first-ever high-resolution image of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, highlighting its unique peanut shape.
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NASA's Lucy Mission Snaps Stunning Views Of Earth And Moon On Its Way To Jupiter
NASA's Lucy probe, a mission to a group of asteroids near Jupiter, flew past Earth on October 16 and took some stunning photos of our planet and the moon before retreating to deep space.
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Lucy Back on Its Solar-Powered Journey to Jupiter Trojans After NASA Team Troubleshoots Spacecraft
Just hours into Lucy's 12-year journey in October 2021, the first-ever Trojan asteroids mission met an unexpected challenge. Data showed that one of Lucy's solar arrays, which is intended to unfold like a hand fan and power the spacecraft's systems, hadn't fully expanded and locked. To troubleshoot the issue, teams from NASA and Lucy mission partne...
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NASA Further Deploys Solar Panel Array on Lucy Spacecraft Ahead of Visit to Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lucy spacecraft mission was successful in further deploying the solar panel array that will be powering the craft. The mission team successfully managed to deploy the unlatched solar array to between 353 degrees and 357 degrees open. The team behind the spacecraft remotely operated Lucy's array d...
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NASA's Mission Lucy to Unravel Solar System Origin Launches Today on a 12-Year Journey
NASA's highly anticipated mission Lucy is scheduled to launch today at 0934 GMT (15:04 IST). The spacecraft leaving for Jupiter's Trojan asteroids will be on a 12-year journey to understand planetary origins.
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NASA Launches Spacecraft On 12-Year Mission To Probe Jupiter Asteroids
NASA launched a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids for the first time on Saturday, gathering new insights into the solar system's formation.
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NASA's Lucy Mission To Investigate Jupiter's Mysterious Trojan Asteroids
NASA is poised to send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids to glean new insights into the solar system's formation 4.5 billion years ago, the space agency said Tuesday.
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NASA's Ralph to Explore Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids in 2021
In 2021, the Lucy spacecraft will carry a near-twin of Ralph, called L'Ralph ("Lucy Ralph"), to investigate Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
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Watch: NASA Mission Captures First Close Look At Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
NASA has released the first-ever high-resolution image of the main-belt asteroid Donaldjohanson, highlighting its unique peanut shape.
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NASA's Lucy Mission Snaps Stunning Views Of Earth And Moon On Its Way To Jupiter
NASA's Lucy probe, a mission to a group of asteroids near Jupiter, flew past Earth on October 16 and took some stunning photos of our planet and the moon before retreating to deep space.
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Lucy Back on Its Solar-Powered Journey to Jupiter Trojans After NASA Team Troubleshoots Spacecraft
Just hours into Lucy's 12-year journey in October 2021, the first-ever Trojan asteroids mission met an unexpected challenge. Data showed that one of Lucy's solar arrays, which is intended to unfold like a hand fan and power the spacecraft's systems, hadn't fully expanded and locked. To troubleshoot the issue, teams from NASA and Lucy mission partne...
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NASA Further Deploys Solar Panel Array on Lucy Spacecraft Ahead of Visit to Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lucy spacecraft mission was successful in further deploying the solar panel array that will be powering the craft. The mission team successfully managed to deploy the unlatched solar array to between 353 degrees and 357 degrees open. The team behind the spacecraft remotely operated Lucy's array d...
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NASA's Mission Lucy to Unravel Solar System Origin Launches Today on a 12-Year Journey
NASA's highly anticipated mission Lucy is scheduled to launch today at 0934 GMT (15:04 IST). The spacecraft leaving for Jupiter's Trojan asteroids will be on a 12-year journey to understand planetary origins.
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NASA Launches Spacecraft On 12-Year Mission To Probe Jupiter Asteroids
NASA launched a spacecraft called Lucy on a 12-year mission to explore Jupiter's Trojan asteroids for the first time on Saturday, gathering new insights into the solar system's formation.
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NASA's Lucy Mission To Investigate Jupiter's Mysterious Trojan Asteroids
NASA is poised to send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids to glean new insights into the solar system's formation 4.5 billion years ago, the space agency said Tuesday.
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NASA's Ralph to Explore Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids in 2021
In 2021, the Lucy spacecraft will carry a near-twin of Ralph, called L'Ralph ("Lucy Ralph"), to investigate Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.
