which got its name from the 1967 Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." That prompted NASA to launch the spacecraft into space with band members' lyrics and other luminaries' words of ...

which got its name from the 1967 Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." That prompted NASA to launch the spacecraft into space with band members' lyrics and other luminaries' words of ...

A NASA spacecraft recently got an ... asteroid is not a primary science target of the Lucy mission, which commenced on Oct. 16, 2021 with the launch of the solar-powered spacecraft from the ...

was selected by NASA in 2017 from 28 proposals that had to be ready for a 2021 launch. Lucy was originally given its name from The Beatles' song, "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," but the moniker ...

By Katrina Miller On Wednesday, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft zoomed by its first ... Space and Astronomy Calendar: Never miss a rocket launch, meteor shower, eclipse or other 2025 event that’s ...

NASA’s space-faring probe Lucy is set have a close encounter with an oddly shaped asteroid more than 100 million miles from Earth — and scientists aren’t sure what they’re going to find.

according to NASA. Lucy will use three instruments to capture detailed observations as the object gets closer, rotating with the asteroid over a few hours to get the full picture. It will stop ...

The Donaldjohanson asteroid imaged by NASA's Lucy spacecraft. NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL NASA has shared the first closeup images of the Donaldjohanson ...

Even though Starship has suffered major setbacks on its past two flights, NASA is adding the still-experimental rocket to its launch provider contract with SpaceX. NASA announced the addition ...