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On Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past space rock Dinkinesh before heading to Jupiters Trojan asteroids.

The probe will conduct a close flyby of asteroid Dinkinesh on Wednesday to test its instruments as it steadily makes its way towards Jupiter's Trojan asteroids.

After traveling millions of miles over the past two years, the Lucy spacecraft has almost reached its first destination. NASA’s asteroid probe will briefly rendezvous with Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt on Wednesday to prepare for its future visits of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids.

The craft will zip past Dinkinesh in a serendipitous encounter to test its innovative tracking system and teach us about the solar system.

A new NASA video explains what will happen when the space agency's Lucy probe flies by the space rock Dinkinesh on Nov. 1, in a test ahead of its trek to the Trojan asteroids in Jupiter's orbit.

The Lucy spacecraft is on its way to the orbit of Jupiter to study the Trojan asteroids there. But first it will make a flyby of an asteroid called Dinkinesh.

Greenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 20, 2023 - NASAs Lucy spacecraft is preparing for its first close-up look at an asteroid. On Nov. 1, it will fly by asteroid Dinkinesh and test its instruments in preparation for visits in the next decade to

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on track for its inaugural close encounter with asteroid Dinkinesh. NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on track for its inaugural close encounter with an asteroid.

By Rick Smith

NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on the verge of a historic meet-up with the asteroid Dinkinesh. NASA's Lucy spacecraft is on the verge of a historic meet-up with the asteroid Dinkinesh, marking a crucial milestone in its 12-year odyssey of exploration.