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NASA's Lucy spacecraft swoops past first of 10 asteroids on long journey to Jupiter

Por: WPLG Local 10 Tech November 01, 2023

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Wednesday encountered the first of 10 asteroids on its long journey to Jupiter. on Wednesday swooped past the pint-sized Dinkinesh, about 300 million miles (480 million kilometers) away in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. It was “a quick hello,” according to NASA, with the spacecraft zooming by at 10,000 mph (16,000 kph).Lucy came within 270 miles (435 kilometers) of Dinkinesh, testing... + full article



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