Trojan asteroid found following Earth

Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 19:00 in Astronomy & Space

The asteroid in the Earth's orbit around the sun has been hiding from view, mostly overhead during daylight, study finds.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.

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