LUCY Launch a Success!

Posted by Ed on October 16, 2021

The space probe embarked on a 12-year mission to study two clusters of asteroids near Jupiter, known as the Trojan swarms, in an effort to unlock clues about the origins of our solar system.
Credit: Steve Nesius/Reuters

The big news is that NASA’s Lucy mission launched successfully on Saturday, Oct. 16. Faculty member Josh Emery is a senior member of the science team, and PhD student Audrey Martin is involved as well.

Audrey was featured on a recent NASA Ask a scientist: What are the Trojan Asteroids? as well as a Reddit Ask Me Anything.

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