Additionally, because the orbit of this Saturnian Trojan is unstable, Saturn seems to be a terrible parent that will lose ...

Trojan asteroids are a class of asteroids that occupy a stable Lagrange Point in a planet’s orbit around the sun. According to NASA, a Lagrange Point is essentially a position in space where ...

A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO 14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the ...

Furthermore, Wiegert explained that Trojan asteroids are space rocks that share a planet's orbit, which is either remaining ahead of or behind the planet.

The space probe, which is destined to explore the Trojan Asteroids near Jupiter, will complete the slingshot on the first anniversary of its launch. The technique is needed to give Lucy extra ...

With the successful completion of NASA's critical design review, the SwRI-led Lucy mission is on track to launch in 2021 to explore the enigmatic Trojan asteroids, an ancient population of objects ...

A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured a stunning image of Earth, along with a photo of the Earth and the Moon, as part of gravity assist to ...

A small international team of astronomers and astrophysicists has confirmed that asteroid 2019 UO14 is a Trojan asteroid of Saturn. The team has posted a paper describing their study of the ...

Related: Collisions could increase chance of 'God of Destruction' asteroid Apophis hitting Earth Wiegert explained that Trojan asteroids are space rocks that share a planet's orbit, either ...