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Lucy in the Sky With Asteroids

Published: April 24, 2019, 3 p.m.

A rare alignment of planets and other objects will enable the solar-powered Lucy spacecraft to examine seven asteroids, six of which are among the thousands of Trojan asteroids that orbit ahead of and behind Jupiter. The mission team, include Hal Levison, Cathy Olkin and Mike Sekerak, hope to unlock secrets of our solar system\u2019s origin through these ancient artifacts. Planetary Society correspondent Andrew Jones helps us celebrate China\u2019s Space Day with an update on the Chang\u2019e 4 lunar mission. The space trivia contest returns as just one cog in the universe-spanning machine called What\u2019s Up. You can learn more about this week\u2019s guests and topics at:\xa0 http://www.planetary.org/multimedia/planetary-radio/show/2019/0424-2019-lucy-levison-olkin-sekerak.htmlLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices