The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the 'Lucy' spacecraft takes off. EPA
This image provided by the Southwest Research Institute depicts the 'Lucy' spacecraft approaching an asteroid. It will be the first space mission to explore a diverse population of small bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. AP Photo
Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test 'Dart' spacecraft will crash into an asteroid as part of a planetary defence experiment. The launch is scheduled for November 23. Photo: Nasa
This artist's illustration obtained from Nasa shows the 'Dart' spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. AFP
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the 'Lucy' spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. AP Photo
'Lucy' will observe Trojan asteroids, a unique family of asteroids that orbit the sun in front of and behind Jupiter. AP Photo
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the 'Lucy' spacecraft takes off. EPA
This image provided by the Southwest Research Institute depicts the 'Lucy' spacecraft approaching an asteroid. It will be the first space mission to explore a diverse population of small bodies known as the Jupiter Trojan asteroids. AP Photo
Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirection Test 'Dart' spacecraft will crash into an asteroid as part of a planetary defence experiment. The launch is scheduled for November 23. Photo: Nasa
This artist's illustration obtained from Nasa shows the 'Dart' spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s LICIACube prior to impact at the Didymos binary system. AFP
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the 'Lucy' spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. AP Photo
'Lucy' will observe Trojan asteroids, a unique family of asteroids that orbit the sun in front of and behind Jupiter. AP Photo
The United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with the 'Lucy' spacecraft takes off. EPA
