On a lengthy journey to Jupiter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft swoops past the first of ten asteroids
On its arduous journey to Jupiter, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft encountered the first of ten asteroids on Wednesday. In the main asteroid belt beyond Mars, the spacecraft passed the tiny Dinkinesh on Wednesday, approximately 300 million miles (480 million kilometers) away. NASA described the spacecraft’s passing at 10,000 mph (16000 kph) as “a quick hello.” As … Read more