- Study confirms the recently discovered 2020 XL5 asteroid as the second transient Earth Trojan asteroid to be identified. The findings suggest it will remain in its orbit for at least 4,000 years. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-27988-4?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_content=organic&utm_campaign=CONR_JRNLS_AWA1_GL_SCON_SMEDA_NATUREPORTFOLIO 8 comments science
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- Hitchhiking in Earth's orbit, asteroid may be with us for 4,000 years | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/hitchhiking-earths-orbit-asteroid-may-be-with-us-4000-years-2022-02-01/?taid=61f9bef86062f60001eb64d0 30 comments
- Earth has a second known ‘Trojan asteroid’ that shares its orbit https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earth-second-trojan-asteroid-orbit 3 comments
- Hitchhiking in Earth's orbit, asteroid may be with us for 4,000 years | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/hitchhiking-earths-orbit-asteroid-may-be-with-us-4000-years-2022-02-01/ 3 comments
- This space rock could lead us to a gold mine of cosmic discoveries - CNET https://www.cnet.com/news/this-space-rock-could-lead-us-to-a-gold-mine-of-cosmic-discoveries/ 1 comment