NASA's Lucy Mission Nears Jupiter's Trojan Asteroids After Five Years

• NASA's Lucy mission, launched on Oct 16, 2021, aims to explore the Jupiter Trojan asteroids for the first time.
• The mission, led by the Southwest Research Institute, has made several discoveries during its five-year journey.
• Lucy is now less than a year away from reaching the Trojan asteroids, which travel ahead of and behind Jupiter in its orbit.
• The mission has not yet made close-up observations of the Trojan asteroids, which will happen in the near future.
• The Lucy spacecraft has been operational for five years, accumulating valuable data and insights during its journey.