The Solar System is filled with what are known as Trojan Asteroids - objects that share the orbit of a planet or larger moon. Whereas the best-known Trojans orbit with Jupiter (over 6000), there are also well-known Trojans orbiting within Saturn's systems of moons, around Earth, Mars, Uranus, and even Neptune. Until recently, Neptune was thought to have 12 Trojans. But thanks to a new study by an international team of astronomers - led by Hsing-Wen Lin of the National Central University in Taiwa...
The Solar System is filled with what are known as Trojan Asteroids - objects that share the orbit of a planet or larger moon. Whereas the best-known Trojans orbit with Jupiter (over 6000), there are also well-known Trojans orbiting within Saturn's systems of moons, around Earth, Mars, Uranus, and even Neptune. Until recently, Neptune was thought to have 12 Trojans. But thanks to a new study by an international team of astronomers - led by Hsing-Wen Lin of the National Central University in Taiwa...
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