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1st known 'Trojan' planets discovered locked in the exact same orbit around a star
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA sub-radio image of the system PDS 70, showing its star in the center; the orbit of a Jupiter-sized...
Rare ‘Trojan’ world may share the same orbit as another planet
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor’s note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1st space rock flyby in November
Space via Yahoo News· 11 months agoNASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov....
Nasa’s Lucy mission to buzz Earth on Sunday
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLucy, Nasa’s ground breaking mission to the distant Trojan asteroids of Jupiter, will skim the Earth’s atmosphere Sunday on its way out to the orbit of...
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by asteroid 'Dinkinesh' on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoOn Wednesday, Nov. 1, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will make its first flyby of an asteroid, zooming past...
‘Mind Blowing’ Trojan Planet Suspected of Sharing the Same Orbit as Its Sibling
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA group of radio telescopes in the Chilean desert was aimed at a young star system 400 light years...
1st evidence found for 'Trojan planet' worlds occupying same orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAstronomers have found the first evidence of a so-called 'Trojan planet,' in the form of a young...
NASA's Lucy asteroid probe to fire main engines in space for 1st time this week
Space via Yahoo News· 3 months agoAn illustration shows the Lucy spacecraft as it heads back to Earth for a gravity assist in late...
NASA spacecraft Lucy says hello to 'Dinky' asteroid on far-flying mission
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoyeah! caption is A size comparison of Dinkinesh (shown in blue) and other main asteroid belt objects...
NASA's Lucy probe will fly by a 'dinky' asteroid on Nov. 1. Here's what to expect (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA new NASA video explains what will happen when the space agency's Lucy probe flies by the space...