Turns out the moon's not the Earth's only traveling companion. Space scientists have discovered an asteroid that's been following our fair planet for thousands of years, at least — and there may be many more where it came from, according to a recent study.This one is at too eccentric an orbit to visit properly, but if others are found, they may be candidates for a NASA probe or mission.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
We have a tag-along
Trojan asteroid tags along on Earth's orbit: The asteroid in the Earth's orbit around the sun has been hiding from view, mostly overhead during daylight, study finds
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