Star Chasers: Tracking an Asteroid | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

A visionary scientist investigates the deep history of astronomy in West Africa. (Aired February 8, 2023) A NASA spacecraft named Lucy blasts off from Cape Canaveral on a mission to the Trojans, a group of asteroids over 400 million miles from Earth thought to hold important clues about the origins of our solar system.

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