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Trojan Asteroids

Lucy in the sky with asteroids: Planetary astronomers on team supporting first NASA mission to outer solar system bodies

Posted by Author on Source on December 14, 2021

Dr. Josh Emery

Planetary astronomer Josh Emery, professor in Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, leads the Surface Composition Working Group (SCWG) for the [LUCY] mission. It’s his job to help plan the observations of the targets that are required to answer the open science questions about Trojan asteroids. The group will determine what materials the asteroids are made of as they search for ice, complex organic molecules and rocky material that will indicate… Read more

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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… Read more

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