How Were Trojan Asteroids Discovered and Named?
On Feb. 22, 1906, German astrophotographer Max Wolf helped reshape our understanding of the solar system by discovering Trojan asteroids. Again. Born in 1863, Wolf had a habit of dramatically altering the astronomy landscape. Something of a prodigy, he discovered his first comet at only 21 years old. Then, in 1890, he boldly declared that ...
