NASA launches 1st space probe to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids

NASA launched a first-of-its-kind mission on Saturday, Oct. 16 to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids— two large clusters of space rock that scientists believe are remnants of primordial material that formed our solar system’s outer planets.

The space probe, dubbed Lucy, was packed inside a special cargo capsule carried by the Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance, a joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin Corp.

Lucy is on a 12-year expedition to study a record number of asteroids and will be the first to explore the Trojans, thousands of rocky objects orbiting the sun in two swarms – one ahead of the path of the giant gas planet Jupiter and one behind it.

Scientists hope Lucy’s close-up fly-by of seven Trojans will yield new clues to how the solar system’s planets formed some 4.5 billion years ago

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[jonontube]

Second mention of Trojan in as many days. Something coming that's a misdirect.

[ilovejesusreignsforever]

Oh you mean. The elites are practicing trying to stop God's inevitable punishment...lol good luck 😂🤣

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[Yes-nkin]

As Elon would put it “a completely stupid idea if you can’t reuse the rocket, billions in tax dollars for one launch”

[Karmel]

Mercy, is from the LORD, we cannot maintain our life here on earth, what makes you think we can ever attain space! What a greedy thing to do when so much could be helped here instead of "grasping for straws" good luck, choose wisely

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Please kindly remember Afghanistan 🇦🇫.

[raaid]

is canada a sovereign country or an autonomous region of US?

[mikeansley]

Climate change??? Hmm .. let's put more aircrafts up into space???

[James-]

Why is important to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids ?

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