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

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

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

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

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL NASA's Lucy ...