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Nasa gears up to practise saving Earth from killer asteroids with new mission
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe dinosaurs could only watch helplessly as an asteroid or comet brought their reign on Earth to an...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe heads back toward Earth after acing crucial engine burn
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThanks to a powerful engine burn on Feb. 3, NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy spacecraft is on its way...
NASA Spacecraft Named Lucy Skims Earth's Atmosphere on Its Way to Explore Asteroids Orbiting Jupiter
People via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSouthwest Research Institute People around the globe spotted a bright light zipping through the sky...
NASA's Lucy asteroid probe to fire main engines in space for 1st time this week
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft as it heads back to Earth for a gravity assist in late...
NASA's Asteroid Probe Captures Haunting Images of the Earth and Moon
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNASA’s Lucy spacecraft got its first view of the Earth-Moon system one year after launching from its...
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by asteroid 'Dinkinesh' on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past...
How Earth's new Rubin Observatory will usher in the next era of asteroid space missions
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe Vera C. Rubin Observatory won't ever leave Earth, but its big picture, highly detailed view of...
NASA's LUCY mission snaps its asteroid targets for the 1st time
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA's LUCY asteroid-hopping mission has for the first time spotted four of its asteroid targets...
The Lucy asteroid probe's solar array still isn't latched, but NASA's fine with it
Space via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn illustration of NASA's asteroid visiting Lucy spacecraft as it swings past Earth for a gravity...
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft just passed Earth on its way to Mars and won’t be back for another two years
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAstronomers and skywatchers are sharing their images and videos of Nasa’s Lucy spacecraft as it...