Astronomy

How closely packed are Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids?

Jupiter’s Trojans are asteroids that share the gas giant’s orbit around the Sun, clustering at one of two Lagrange points in the Jupiter-Sun system (L4 or L5, 60° ahead of or behind Jupiter in its ...

In 2021, a spacecraft was launched to explore a special group of asteroids within our solar system. Six years later, it will make its next flyby

NASAs Lucy mission will study 11 asteroids during its 12-year journey. It has already visited two main-belt targets and will ...
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Subaru Telescope sheds light on Jupiter Trojan asteroids' color mystery

Observations conducted with the Subaru Telescope and its first-generation wide-field camera, Suprime-Cam, have revealed new insights into the relationship between the color and size of Jupiter Trojan ...
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Trojan Asteroids Loom Closer as NASA’s Lucy Spacecraft Fires Up Engine for First Time

Fresh off of its first asteroid encounter that revealed a bonus space rock, Lucy is now ready for the big leagues. The NASA spacecraft began maneuvering its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, ...
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Lucy’s flyby of Dinkinesh: Everything you need to know

NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is on its way to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, but en route it’s exploring some other destinations. First up was Dinkinesh, a small asteroid 480 million kilometers (300 million ...