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NASA's Lucy sets off on a 12-year campaign to unravel the mysteries of the solar system The US space agency NASA on Saturday launched the first space mission of its kind. Under this, a spacecraft named Lucy has been sent on a campaign for 12 years, which will reveal the secrets of the eight asteroids of Jupiter. During this time seven mysterious rocks present along with asteroids that share the orbit of Jupiter will also be explored. These rocks are considered to be the ancient remains of the formation of planets and through them information regarding the origin of the solar system can also be obtained. Lucy was set off on a 6.3 billion kilometer long journey with the Atlas-5 rocket early in the morning. The name Lucy is based on a Beatles band song The spacecraft Lucy is named after the skeletal remains of the ancestors of humans 3.2 million years old. It was discovered in Ethiopia about 50 years ago. The discovery was named after the popular English band The Beatles' (1967) s...