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NASA launches first space probe, dubbed Lucy to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids | Oneindia News

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NASA launches first space probe, dubbed Lucy to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids | Oneindia News

NASA launches first space probe, dubbed Lucy to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids | Oneindia News

Today, NASA launched a first-of-its-kind mission to study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

The Trojan asteroids are two large clusters of space rocks that scientists believe are remnants of the primordial material that formed the solar system's outer planets.

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