NASA's Lucy Discovered Something So Improbable, It Shouldn't Ever Happen

Use my link https://geolog.ie/ASTRUM100 and code ASTRUM100 to grab your personalized skincare trial set for 100% off! Plus, you’ll get a free gift and up to 50% off on add-ons. Trust me, your skin will thank you. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ In this video we're following NASA's Lucy spacecraft on its journey to Jupiter's mysterious Trojan asteroids. Lucy has already stunned scientists by visiting the tiniest main-belt asteroid and discovering its oddly-shaped moon - the first contact-binary satellite ever found! Lucy will reach the Trojan swarm in 2027, hoping these ancient time capsules can shed light on our solar system's formation: What are these ancient rocks made of? Where did they come from? And can they unlock the keys to understanding our own cosmic origins? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 1:15 What Are Trojan Asteroids? 3:02 Where Do They Come From? 8:04 NASA’s Lucy Mission 11:10 Mission Failure 11:39 First Encounters: Dinkinesh 12:57 Donaldjohanson 13:53 Greek vs Trojan 15:22 What’s Next? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: https://astrumspace.kit.com ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord:   / discord   A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq... Astrum Earth:    / @astrumearth   Astrum Extra:    / @astrumextra   Astrum Spanish:    / @astrumespanol   Astrum Portuguese:    / @astrumbrasil   ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “What are the Trojan Asteroids? We Asked a NASA Scientist”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/NASATrojans “The Trojan is out there”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/Trojansoutthere “The Nice Model”, via lucy.swri.edu https://astrumspace.info/NiceModel “The Complex History of Trojan Asteroids”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/TrojanHistory “Lucy”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Lucymission “Lucy Science Goals”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/LucyScience “A contact binary satellite of the asteroid (152830) Dinkinesh”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/DinkineshSelam “NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Images Asteroid Donaldjohanson”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/Donaldjohanson “Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids”, via springer.com https://astrumspace.info/TrojanSurface “Lucy Mission Timeline”, via lucy.swri.edu https://astrumspace.info/LucyTimeline ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Julia Masselos Video Editor: Frame Forge Researcher: Edie Abrahams Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner Executive Producer: Raquel Taylor Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #astrum #trojanasteroids #jupiter #lucymission