The Lucy mission of NASA began its journey on October 16, 2021. The spacecraft looks to study a record-breaking number of asteroids. The spacecraft will visit 11 target asteroids during its 12-year mission. Three targets are in the solar system’s main asteroid belt, while eight are Jupiter Trojan asteroids. Lucy has already completed flybys of Dinkinesh, its satellite Selam, and Donaldjohanson. Its next planned encounter is with Eurybates and its satellite Queta on August 11, 2027.
