Two icy asteroids could have crashed into each other early in the solar system’s history to form the strange-looking 624 Hektor, new research reveals. The 155-mile (250-kilometer) asteroid is the largest known Trojan asteroid, or space rock that follows along with Jupiter in the gas giant’s orbital path. Hektor also has a moon, which was … Continue reading "Did An Icy Collision Produce The Odd Shape Of Asteroid 624 Hektor?"