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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is about to have its second close encounter with an asteroid
A NASA spacecraft will make a close approach to an asteroid in the main belt on Sunday afternoon, in the second of several ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Braces For Second Asteroid Encounter in Deep Space — But It's Only a ‘Dress Rehearsal'
As humanity ventures deeper into the mysteries of space, spacecraft like NASA’s Lucy are at the forefront, revamping distant ...
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NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft to Make High-Speed Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson at 30,000 MPH
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is set for a high-velocity encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Sunday, April 20, marking a ...
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NASA's Lucy probe will fly by the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Easter Sunday
The first was a flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, 2023. This coming Sunday, Lucy will zip past her second target, ...
NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Set for High-Stakes Asteroid Encounter on Sunday
The Lucy mission is on a 12-year journey to explore a peculiar set of asteroids that lead and follow Jupiter as it orbits the Sun. As it journeys to these Trojan asteroids, the probe is preparing for ...
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Lucy spacecraft will visit record 8 asteroids
NASA is set to launch a series of spacecraft to visit and even bash some of the solar system's most enticing space rocks.
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NASA spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the ...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid
Lucy’s next stop — “the main event,” as Levison calls it — will be the Trojan asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit around the ...
NASA debuts free documentary on the race to stop killer asteroids
NASA has just premiered Planetary Defenders, offering a fascinating look at the high-stakes work geared toward protecting Earth from any large asteroids discovered coming our way.