Jupiter’s Trojans are asteroids that share the gas giant’s orbit around the Sun, clustering at one of two Lagrange points in the Jupiter-Sun system (L4 or L5, 60° ahead of or behind Jupiter in its ...

Fresh off of its first asteroid encounter that revealed a bonus space rock, Lucy is now ready for the big leagues. The NASA spacecraft began maneuvering its way to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Saturn seems to have snatched its first known Trojan asteroid, designated 2019 UO14, a few ...

The cosmic object 3I/ATLAS has sparked intense interest since it entered our solar system. A key question among scientists is ...

TITUSVILLE, Fla. — NASA is scheduled to launch its new asteroid exploring spacecraft, Lucy, into space Saturday morning. After the launch, Lucy will set out on its path to become the first spacecraft ...

Berkeley — A bound pair of icy comets similar to the dirty snowballs circling outside the orbit of Neptune has been found lurking in the shadow of Jupiter. Astronomers at the University of California, ...

Instead of picturing yourself in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalade skies, picture a spacecraft approaching a series of asteroids trapped by Jupiter’s gravity. On Sunday, April 20, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will swoop past a small asteroid this weekend as it makes its way to an even bigger prize: the unexplored swarms of asteroids out near Jupiter. It ...

Washington, DC – Three new objects locked into roughly the same orbit as Neptune–called “Trojan” asteroids–have been found by researchers from the Carnegie Institution’s Department of Terrestrial ...

JUPITER — A proposed ballot question that would require Jupiter voters to approve the creation of a local fire department fails to pass several legal tests and runs afoul of the town’s home-rule ...