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Dinkinesh Encounter

Oct 30, 2023 - On Nov 1, 2023, Lucy flew past the small Main Belt asteroid Dinkinesh, and its even smaller satellite.

Spotting A Satellite

Apr 25, 2023 - In Feburary 2023, astronomers and citizen scientists joined forces to detect the satellite of the Trojan asteroid Polymele.

A New Perspective on the Trojan Asteroids

Apr 13, 2023 - The Lucy spacecraft took its first images of the Trojan Asteroids, getting a view of the asteroids that is not possible from Earth.

Spot The Spacecraft

Oct 10, 2022 - Here is how you might be able to get a glimpse of the Lucy Spacecraft as it swings by the Earth for its first Earth Gravity Assist

First Earth Gravity Assist

Sep 29, 2022 - After one year in space, Lucy is swinging by the Earth for its first Earth Gravity Assist

Discovering a Satellite

Aug 18, 2022 - A behind the scenes look at how the Lucy Team discovered that the spacecraft will be visiting not 8, but 9 asteroids on its record-breaking voyage to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids.

Sampling the NASA Lucy Soundscape

Jul 18, 2022 - The Lucy team has been sampling the

Watching a Lunar Eclipse

May 12, 2022 - There will be a total lunar eclipse this weekend, and Lucy will be watching it too!

Lucy Activity Book

Dec 16, 2021 - A Coloring / Activity Book about the Lucy Mission

Lucy Pre-Launch Guest Briefings

Dec 07, 2021 - Recording of the NASA Lucy Mission Pre-Launch Guest Briefings

Lucy's First Month in Space

Nov 16, 2021 - The Lucy spacecraft celebrates one month in space!

Modern Heroes Find a Home in the Trojan Asteroids.

Jul 14, 2021 - Five Trojan asteroids that are members of the Eurybates family have been named after Olympic and Paralymic athletes

The Lucy Plaque

Jul 12, 2021 - The Lucy Spacecraft will carry a time capsule in the form of a plaque, carrying messages to our descendants.

L'Team - Featuring Traci Case

May 14, 2021 - A NASA Mission is made of people, meet Lucy's Deputy Payload Manager, Traci Case

Queta - The Story Behind the Name

Apr 28, 2021 - Queta, Lucy’s most recently discovered target and the only known satellite of Eurybates, ushers in a new era for Trojan asteroid naming.

L'Team - Featuring Adriana Ocampo

Mar 31, 2021 - A NASA Mission is made of people, meet Lucy's Program Executive Adriana Ocampo

Chasing an Asteroid’s Shadow

Mar 17, 2021 - While we won't really know what the Trojan asteroids will look like until the Lucy Spacecraft arrives after 2028, we can get a good view of their shadows here from Earth through occultations.

Asteroid Honoring Pioneering Astronauts

Mar 16, 2021 - Twenty-seven asteroids have been named in honor of African American, Hispanic, and Native American astronauts, and one cosmonaut, who have helped expand our horizons beyond Earth and to inspire the next generation of space explorers.