The encounter will boost Lucy's velocity by 7.2 kilometers (4.5 miles) per second with respect to the Sun. If you want to see it streak across the sky, the team at the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Johanson named her after the Beatles' song, "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds." Not far from the Lucy site, another significant find was made, this one also by Donald Johanson. Known as "The First ...

"Lucy" -- named for the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," which was played in the camp when the scientists celebrated their discovery -- was the most complete hominid skeleton that had ...