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Lucy Mission Resources

Explore this page for a curated collection of resources, including activities that can be done at home, as well as videos, animations, handouts, and online interactives. This resource package is suitable for educators, students, and anyone interested in learning more about NASA's Lucy mission!

Illustration of a spacecraft at an asteroid.

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In addition to the resources on this page, follow the progress of the Lucy mission at #LucyMission and @NASASolarSystem on your preferred social media platform, and read more on the NASA Lucy Mission Blog.

Highlights

Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

NASA's Lucy spacecraft completed its flyby of asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025, with its closest approach occurring at 1:51 p.m. EDT. From a preliminary analysis of the first available images collected by the spacecraft's L'LORRI imager, the asteroid appears to be larger than originally estimated, about 5 miles (8 km) long and 2 miles (3.5 km) wide at the widest point. In this first set of high-resolution images returned from the spacecraft, the full asteroid is not visible as the asteroid is larger than the imager's field of view. It will take up to a week for the team to downlink the remainder of the encounter data from the spacecraft; this dataset will give a more complete picture of the asteroid's overall shape.

The team will analyze the data to better understand the relatively young asteroid and to ensure that the spacecraft and team are well prepared to observe the mission's main targets: the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, beginning in 2027.

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Gif of Asteroid Donaldjohanson, as seen by the Lucy spacecraft during its close flyby. The asteroid looks like two lobes, attached by a thinner cylinder, like a barbell with very large weights. One lobe is smaller than the other. Although they are both about the same circumference, the smaller lobe is less wide than the other. The asteroid is a smooth, light gray surface, with smooth-edged craters dimpling its surface. The larger lobe has many more craters. The asteroid moves closer to the camera, pushing in on the larger lobe. Then it rotates slightly to look along the asteroid long-ways.
The asteroid Donaldjohanson as seen by the Lucy Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (L’LORRI) on NASA’s Lucy spacecraft during its flyby. This timelapse shows images captured approximately every 2 seconds beginning at 1:50 p.m. EDT April 20, 2025. The asteroid rotates very slowly; the apparent rotation is due to the spacecraft’s motion as it flies by Donaldjohanson at a distance of 1,000 to 660 miles (1,600 to 1,100 km). The spacecraft’s closest approach distance was 600 miles (960 km), but the images shown were taken approximately 40 seconds beforehand, the nearest ones at a distance of 660 miles (1100 km).
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Mission Animations and Videos

Illustration of a spacecraft at an asteroid.

NASA's Lucy Mission Flyby of Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Along the way to the Jupiter Trojans, the Lucy spacecraft is traveling through the main asteroid belt, and flew past asteroid Donaldjohanson on April 20, 2025.

Illustration of looping orbits to reach asteroids in front of and behind Jupiter.

Lucy Spacecraft's Second Slingshot of Earth

NASA's Lucy mission is heading to the Jupiter Trojans, two swarms of asteroids trapped in Jupiter's orbit…but to get there, Lucy needs a little help from the Earth.

An image of asteroid Dinkinesh, a pair of grey asteroids with a slightly jagged surface, taken from the Lucy spacecraft.

Lucy Sees Asteroid Dinkinesh in Detail

Explore the main-belt asteroid Dinkinesh through the eyes of the Lucy spacecraft.

Visualization showing a black and white image of stars, with a zoomed in view square of asteroid Dinkenish with a yellow circle around it. There's a timeline above the image showing the dates Lucy passed near the asteorid between Sept. 3 through Sept. 22, and will eventually Lucy passes by the asteroid on Nov. 1.

NASA's Lucy Mission Flyby of Asteroid Dinkinesh

Learn about the primary purpose of the Lucy mission's encounter with asteroid Dinkinesh.

A large asteroid is shown at the left of the screen, with a smaller asteroid about a quarter of its size positioned in the middle. An even smaller asteroid is shown to the right, with a red circle around it. The text "Lucy's Journey 'Dinkinesh'" is shown beneath the middle asteroid.

Asteroid Flyby: Dinkinesh

The eighth installment of the "Lucy's Journey" series features the mission's first asteroid flyby.

A cartoon spacecraft with two bright gold 10-sided panels is shown beneath the text "Lucy's Journey."

Lucy's Journey

Meet Lucy as she prepares for the first ever journey to the Trojan asteroids.

A cartoon spacecraft stares out into the solar system.

Exploring the Solar System: Lucy Goes to Space

The first episode of the "Lucy Goes to Space" series features Deputy Principal Investigator Cathy Olkin.

A cartoon spacecraft is shown orbiting around the Sun. Jupiter's orbit is also shown, as are the locations of the two Trojan asteroid groups.

Lagrange Points: Lucy Goes to Space

The second episode of the "Lucy Goes to Space" series features Principal Investigator Hal Levison.

Planning for a Spacecraft Launch: Lucy Goes to Space

The third episode of the "Lucy Goes to Space" series features Project Manager Donya Douglas-Bradshaw.

An animation showing a pockmarked asteroid, with zoomed in views captured in call-out boxes encircling the asteroid.

Driving a Spacecraft: Lucy Goes to Space

The fourth episode of the "Lucy Goes to Space" series features Lucy Flight Navigator Coralie Adam.

A cartoon spacecraft is shown towering over two figures dressed in grey clean suits.

Working on a NASA Mission: Lucy Goes to Space

The fifth episode of the "Lucy Goes to Space" series features a variety of team members who discuss their roles on the Lucy mission.

artist's concept of the Trojan asteroids

Where in the Solar System are the Trojan Asteroids?

Lucy is headed to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids, but where exactly are they?

A computer rendering of the gold-hued plaque aboard the Lucy mission: mission logos, an orbital diagram and various inspiring quotations are shown.

NASA Lucy Mission's Message to the Future

Discover the special plaque that is onboard the Lucy spacecraft.

A spacecraft is shown approaching a globe of Earth, with a starry black sky in the background.

Lucy Mission Overview

Learn more about the Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.

Illustration of Lucy mission logo in front of an asteroid

NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio's Lucy Gallery

Explore this gallery for videos and animations relating to the Lucy mission.

Activities

A cartoon spacecraft looks diagonally up to the right at elliptical orbits. The words "Lucy's Mission to the Trojan Asteroids Activity Book" are written above the spacecraft.

Lucy Mission Activity Book

Explore the Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids with this activity book. Available in both English and Spanish.

A black and white coloring page showing an outline of a cartoon spacecraft, along with stars and asteroids.

Meet Lucy Coloring Page

Color your very own Lucy spacecraft.

Lucy Time Capsule

#LucyTimeCapsule

Create your own #LucyTimeCapsule.

White paper cutouts showing the intricate design of the Lucy spacecraft.

Lucy Paper Snowflake

Make a Lucy paper snowflake!

Handouts

A pop art style postcard showing four squares with outlines of the Lucy spacecraft and an asteroid.

Lucy Mission Posters

Download Lucy posters and collectibles from the Southwest Research Institute.

A vintage style postcard of the cartoon Lucy spacecraft flying by the asteroid Dinkinesh and it contact-binary satellite, Selam.

A Postcard from Dinkinesh

The Lucy spacecraft sent back a postcard from her first asteroid encounter! This is from her flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh and its moon, Selam, on November 1, 2023.

Online Interactives

A view of a spacecraft with two large solar panels in space.

Follow Along with Lucy

Follow Lucy's journey to the Trojan asteroids with NASA's Eyes on the Solar System.

The NASA logo is shown above a crescent shaped asteroid. The text "Eyes on Asteroids" is displayed below.

NASA's Eyes on Asteroids

Fully interactive, NASA's Eyes on Asteroids uses data to visualize asteroid and comet orbits around the Sun.