NASA’s Lucy Probe Beams Back Pictures from Latest Asteroid Flyby Written 24 April 2025
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Artist’s depiction of NASA’s Lucy spacecraft flying past the Trojan asteroid (617) Patroclus and its binary companion Menoetius. | Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Wikipedia; Public Domain
AP News reports, “NASA’s Lucy spacecraft has beamed back pictures from its latest asteroid flyby, revealing a long, lumpy, odd-shaped space rock. The space agency released the images Monday, a day after the close approach. It was considered a dress rehearsal for the more critical asteroid encounters ahead closer to Jupiter.”
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