phys.org/news/2026-11-queen-university-belfast-students-neptune.html Queen's University Belfast students find Neptune's elusive Trojan asteroids
A Queen's University Belfast-led team reports two asteroids and a candidate as long-lived members of Neptune's trailing Trojan cloud, identified in early Vera C. Rubin Observatory data. Researchers say Rubin's depth and sky coverage let them double the known objects in this population.