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5 cool things to know about NASA’s Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids

The spacecraft is the first headed to the space rocks that tag along in Jupiter’s orbit

illustration of the Lucy spacecraft approaching an asteroid

The Lucy spacecraft, illustrated here sidling up to one of the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter’s orbit, is expected to achieve a number of interplanetary firsts.

Southwest Research Institute

By Lisa Grossman

- More than 2 years ago

For the first time, a spacecraft is headed to Jupiter’s odd Trojan asteroids.