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 ...

One exciting project currently happening is NASA’s Lucy mission, which is on a quest to learn more about asteroids orbiting near Jupiter known as Trojans. These asteroids are thought to be ancient ...

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 ...

NASA has selected eight participating scientists to join its Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. These asteroids ...

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

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

Science & Tech Trending news Asteroid Donaldjohanson has intrigued scientists because it is thought to be the debris of a catastrophic collision that happened 130 million years ago.

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