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Jupiter has Added a Comet to its Trojan Collection – Universe Today
Jupiter is notorious for capturing objects that venture too close to the gas giant and its enormous pull of gravity. Asteroids known as Jupiter Trojans are a large…
Jupiter is notorious for capturing objects that venture too close to the gas giant and its enormous pull of gravity. Asteroids known as Jupiter Trojans are a large group of space rocks that have been snared by the planet, which usually remain in a stable orbit near one of the Jupiters Lagrangian points.
But now, the Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a comet near Jupiters Trojan asteroid population. This is the first time a comet has been found in this region, and the team of scientists studying…
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