'Trojan' asteroids in far reaches of solar system more common than previously thought
Thursday, August 29, 2013 - 13:31
in Astronomy & Space
University of British Columbia astronomers have discovered the first Trojan asteroid sharing the orbit of Uranus, and believe 2011 QF99 is part of a larger-than-expected population of transient objects temporarily trapped by the gravitational pull of the Solar System's giant planets.