Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter

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After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young comet-like object orbiting among the giant planets has found a temporary parking place along the way. The object has settled near a family of captured ancient asteroids, called Trojans, that are orbiting the Sun alongside Jupiter. This is the first time a comet-like object has been spotted near the Trojan population. Read more: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2021/comet-makes-a-pit-stop-near-jupiters-asteroids Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris (USRA): Lead Producer Additional Visualizations: Jupiter orbit with Trojan Asteroids: Kel Elkins (USRA) Jupiter orbit with Trojan Asteroids: Ernie Wright (USRA) Kupier Belt Visualization: Scott Wiessinger (USRA) Jupiter’s Wake Visualization: Dan Gallagher (USRA) Music: "Infinity" by Axel Tenner [GEMA], Michael Schluecker [GEMA], and Raphael Schalz [GEMA] via Ed.Berlin Production Music / Universal Production Music GmbH [GEMA] and Universal Production Music This video can be shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13817. This video in its entirety can be shared without permission. For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html. See more Hubble videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiuUQ9asub3Ta8mqP5LNiOhOygRzue8kN Follow NASA's Hubble Space Telescope: · Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASAHubble · Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASA

Published 2021-02-25 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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