NASA
Gravity Assist: Lucy and the Space Fossils, with Hal Levison
To get a more complete understanding of the full history of our solar system, NASA is sending a spacecraft called Lucy to investigate the Trojans, mysterious small objects that share an orbit of the Sun with Jupiter. Principal...
NASA
Designing Lucy’s Path to the Trojan Asteroids
Lucy is the first mission to explore the Jupiter Trojans – two swarms of asteroids that share Jupiter’s orbit, leading and trailing the giant planet by sixty degrees. These primitive bodies are thought to be the “fossils” of planet...
NASA
Lucy Mission Overview: Journey to Explore the Trojan Asteroids
Launching in late 2021, Lucy will be the first space mission to explore the Trojan asteroids. These are a population of small bodies that are left over from the formation of the solar system. They lead or follow Jupiter in their orbit...
Science Friday Initiative
Science Friday: Don Johanson Lucy's Legacy
Ira talks with paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, co-discoverer of the 'Lucy' fossil.