Asteroid Found In Lagrangian Point At Neptune
Scientists have discovered a so-called Trojan asteroid in the L5 Lagrangian point at Neptune, where the gravitational tug between the gas giant and the Sun cancel each other out, allowing smaller bodies to remain stable. Sharing a planet’s orbit, Trojan asteroids give astronomers insight into how...
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