Lucy will study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids – considered "fossils of the planet formation process." Credit: NASA

Lucy will study Jupiter's Trojan asteroids – considered "fossils of the planet formation process." Credit: NASA

A modern spacecraft with large solar panels next to an impressive asteroid with changing colors and a rough, grooved surface. The stars are scattered in the black space background, next to a small planet on the distant horizon. The image illustrates the loneliness and technological progress in space exploration.