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Trojan Asteroids Loom Closer as NASA s Lucy Spacecraft Fires Up Engine for First Time

The asteroid-sleuthing probe is transitioning from its orbit around the Sun to one beyond the orbit of Jupiter.

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Lucy: Asteroid s Surprise Moon Is Two Rocks Stuck Together

The NASA mission hit the jackpot with its first target, observing the first known contact binary asteroid in orbit.

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Seeing Double: Lucy s First Target Asteroid Has a Tiny Moon

The NASA mission's first close flyby came with an exciting surprise: Dinkinesh is a binary asteroid featuring not one but two space rocks.

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NASA s Lucy Ready to Face Its First Asteroid This Week

The probe will conduct a close flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh on Wednesday to test its instruments as it steadily makes its way towards Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

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