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NASA's Lucy Spacecraft Nears Key Asteroid Flyby in 2024

4/18/2025

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on an exciting journey, nearing its next target, the asteroid Donaldjohanson, after a successful flyby of Dinkinesh on November 1, 2023. Scheduled for April 20, 2024, this upcoming flyby will see Lucy gather crucial data while briefly pausing communication with Earth to shield its instruments from sunlight, unlocking secrets of our solar system's past.

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on an exciting journey, nearing its next target, the asteroid Donaldjohanson, after a successful flyby of Dinkinesh on November 1, 2023. Scheduled for April 20, 2024, this upcoming flyby will see Lucy gather crucial data while briefly pausing communication with Earth to shield its instruments from sunlight, unlocking secrets of our solar system's past.