Lucy, a NASA spacecraft with beautiful history, was launched on the morning of the 16th on a 12-year quest to explore eight mysterious asteroids, seven of which are thought to be leftovers of planetary formation.
Link: https://phys.org/news/2021-10-nasa-asteroid-hunter-lucy-soars.html

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