<ul><li>NASA has selected eight participating scientists to join its Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids.</li><li>These asteroids are remnants of our early solar system trapped on stable orbits associated with — but not close to — the planet Jupiter.</li><li>The selected participating scientists will become mission science team members for the four major asteroid encounters that the Lucy spacecraft will have in the L4 swarm in 2027 and 2028.</li><li>The Lucy mission is the 13th mission in NASA's Discovery Program.</li></ul>

NASA Selects Participating Scientists to Join Lucy Asteroid Mission

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