Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter

After traveling several billion miles toward the Sun, a wayward young cometlike 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 cometlike object has been spotted near the Trojan population. Read more: 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) Jupiters Wake Visualization: Dan Gallagher (USRA) Music: Infinity by Axel Tenner GEMA, Michael Schluecker GEMA, and Raphael Schalz GEMA via Production Music, Universal Production Music GmbH GEMA and Universal Production Music This