Asteroid in Jupiter’s orbit goes its own way
Object circles the solar system in the opposite direction as all the planets
IN REVERSE Jupiter’s trip around the sun is accompanied by many asteroids (white), which travel in the same direction as the planet. But scientists have found one, Asteroid 2015 BZ509 (green), that orbits backward.
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