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Comet Comes in from the Cold and Finds an Off-Ramp on Its Sunward Journey Long road trips can be tedious and boring. That’s why many road travelers break up their…

Trojan Asteroid 2019 LD2. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, B. Bolin IPAC/Caltech)
Comet Comes in from the Cold and Finds an Off-Ramp on Its Sunward Journey
Long road trips can be tedious and boring. That’s why many road travelers break up their arduous journey by making rest stops along the way.
Astronomers found that at least one roaming comet is doing the same thing. The wayward object made a temporary stop near giant Jupiter. The icy visitor has plenty of company: It has settled near the family of captured…
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