Astronomers have used the comet record — including 2001 RX14 (Linear) at left, captured in 2002 by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey — to model a new route for incoming comets that sneaks past Jupiter’s gravity. The pathway might even be the dominant one that delivers Oort Could comets on an Earth-bound trajectory, say the … Continue reading Newly Discovered Cometary Route Sneaks Past Jupiter, but Decreases Risk of Earth Impacts