Studying Trojan Asteroids With Lucy

NASA’s Lucy mission is launching in 2021 and will fly by seven different Trojan asteroids that are orbiting the same distance from the Sun as Jupiter. This video highlights the four main science objectives and the instruments aboard the spacecraft that will be utilized. Lucy will be the first space mission to study the Trojan asteroids, which are remnants of our early solar system. Music: “Feels Good“ - Wally Gagel & Xandy Barry [ASCAP], provided by Universal Production Music Video credits: NASA’s Goddard