Monday, 9 September 2013

'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought

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University of British Columbia astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011 QF99 is part of a larger-than-expected population of transient objects temporarily trapped by the gravitational pull of the Solar System's giant planets.



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