Nasa ’s Lucy rockets into the sky with diamonds to explore asteroids

Spacecraft with name inspired by a skeleton and the Beatles, and with lab-grown gems, starts 12-year questA Nasa spacecraft named Lucy has rocketed into the sky with diamonds on a 12-year quest to explore eight asteroids.Seven of the mysterious space rocks are among swarms of asteroids sharing Jupiter ’s orbit, thought to be the pristine leftovers of planetary formation.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 16, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Associated Press in Cape Canaveral Tags: Nasa Space Asteroids The Beatles US news Ringo Starr Florida Science World news Source Type: news