Look: NASA's Jupiter asteroid probe gets a crucial boost from Earth's gravity

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft skimmed Earth’s atmosphere as part of a mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Here’s how the gravity assist will help get it to Jupiter.

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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft skimmed Earth’s atmosphere as part of a mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Here’s how the gravity assist will help get it to Jupiter. View this story on Inverse

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft skimmed Earth’s atmosphere as part of a mission to study the Trojan asteroids. Here’s how the gravity assist will help get it to Jupiter. View this story on Inverse