And the University of Hawaii has been selected to be a part of this history making adventure. Here are some facts to know: 1.

A UVA professor is part of the study of Trojan asteroids, presumed remnants of the early solar system that share Jupiter’s ...

Lucy is preparing for a close encounter with the asteroid Donaldjohanson, a key milestone before its groundbreaking journey ...

The main belt asteroid Donaldjohanson is now in sight as the Discovery Program mission prepares for a flyby of the object in ...

NASA's Lucy spacecraft, on its way to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, has its next target in its sights: the main belt asteroid 52246 Donaldjohanson. Currently 45 million miles (70 million kilometers ...

They confirmed it is one of only two of what are called Trojan asteroids travelling as a companion with Earth. Trojan asteroids can be wanderers in the solar system – as appears to be the case ...

The much longer $981 million Lucy mission — the first to Jupiter’s so-called Trojan entourage — is targeting an unprecedented eight asteroids. Lucy aims to sweep past seven of the countless ...

This second asteroid encounter for the Lucy spacecraft will serve as a dress-rehearsal for the spacecraft's main targets, the never-before-explored Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Lucy had already ...

Join Coralie Adam and Renae Kerrigan for a space exploration discussion, available via Zoom and in-person at Jacksonville ...

The Lucy mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids is currently cruising through the Asteroid Belt, and will fly close to asteroid Donaldjohanson in April.