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"Hubble Spots Comet Near Jupiter"

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Hubble took this image of the comet
P/2019 LD2, and its 400,000-mile-long tail.

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It was found near the Trojan asteroids...

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...believed to be leftover material from the
formation of the outer planets billions of years ago.

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The Trojans orbit the Sun in two groups,
with one group trailing behind Jupiter
and the other leading ahead in its path.

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This is the first time a comet has been
discovered near the Trojan asteroids.

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The comet came from a region of icy debris
beyond Neptune’s orbit, called the Kuiper belt.

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After traveling for billions of miles, it was
captured by Jupiter’s powerful gravity.

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But the unexpected guest will not stay
among the asteroids for very long.

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Computer simulations show that Jupiter
will kick the comet into the inner solar system.

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Simulations also show that in about
500.000 years. there’s a 90 percent chance...

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...that it will be ejected from the solar system
and become an interstellar comet.

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Until then, Hubble’s views help us
better understand the comet P/2019 LD2.

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