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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures FIRST photos of Jupiter trojan asteroids
22Apr By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures FIRST photos of Jupiter trojan asteroids

[ad_1] It has been one and a half years since one of the most ambitious missions of NASA, Lucy, took off for the largest planet in our solar system. The unmanned spacecraft was sent on a 12-year journey to ten different asteroids with a focus towards the Jupiter trojans, a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. This is the first time NASA has conducted a mission to study these far-off asteroids. And recently, it took pictures of its target asteroids for the first time ever.According to a report by Space.com, Lucy spacecraft is still around 550 million kilometers away from the trojan asteroids. That is roughly three times the distance between the Earth and the Sun. Despite such a massive distance, it was able to take pictures of four of its eight t...
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NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first-ever asteroid target gets an ASTONISHING name
22Feb By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy spacecraft’s first-ever asteroid target gets an ASTONISHING name

[ad_1] In October 2021, the NASA spacecraft Lucy took off for its 12-year journey to ten different asteroids with a focus towards the Jupiter trojans, a large group of asteroids that share the planet Jupiter's orbit around the Sun. This is the first time NASA has conducted a mission to study these far-off asteroids. But before it reaches the trojans, first it will travel to two asteroids located in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. And as it races to meet the first asteroid in its path, astronomers have finally given it a name. And this is the most unlikely name ever given to an asteroid.This tiny asteroid, which was discovered in 1999, has been named Dinkinesh. The word comes from the Amharic language which is spoken in Ethiopia, and it means “you are marvelous”. This i...
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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures stunning image of Earth as it heads towards trojan asteroids
27Oct By adminNo Comments
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NASA Lucy spacecraft captures stunning image of Earth as it heads towards trojan asteroids

[ad_1] NASA Lucy spacecraft has captured a stunning image of Earth at a distance of 620000 km from Earth. NASA Lucy spacecraft, the first mission to the Trojan asteroids, has captured a stunning image of Earth as well as a photo of the Earth and the Moon. NASA in its statement shared that the spacecraft has captured the image as a part of an instrument calibration sequence at a distance of 380,000 miles (620,000 km) from Earth. As per the image shared by the US space agency, the upper left of the image has a view of Hadar, Ethiopia. It was once home to the 3.2 million-year-old human ancestor fossil and the Lucy spacecraft will explore the same. Nasa said, “Lucy is the first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, an ancient population of asteroid "fossils" that orbit aroun...
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Wow! NASA’s asteroid watcher, Lucy, seen in the sky during Earth flyby- shone like diamond
18Oct By adminNo Comments
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Wow! NASA’s asteroid watcher, Lucy, seen in the sky during Earth flyby- shone like diamond

[ad_1] Astronomers have spotted NASA’s Lucy spacecraft in the sky during its near-Earth flyby. It was shining like a diamond! The iconic rock band Beatles, gave the world the unforgettable song, Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds. Its references in the real world keep coming back (remember Australopithecus afarensis?). Then came the Pink Floyd and gave us the incredible Shine on You Crazy Diamond. And now, NASA's Lucy spacecraft has given us an amalgamation of sorts, hopefully it is not a stretch- it flew by Earth and for some time, it was shining ever so brightly. Be that as it may, NASA's asteroid visiting Lucy spacecraft swung by Earth as part of its 12-year journey and was spotted by astronomers from Earth! The spacecraft completed a slingshot manoeuvre to gain momentum as it prepar...
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