This week in science

NASA’s Lucy mission launches and more: Understand the world through 8 images

Oct. 21, 2021

A trip to the Trojan asteroids begins as an unconventional crew returns to Earth...

Here are the biggest science stories of October 14–20, told in 8 amazing images.

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Space, Time, Dinosaurs, and Other Essential Topics

Get the best of science—space missions, black holes, futuristic biology—delivered daily, minus the jargon.