Over 100 hidden asteroids detected thanks to new algorithm studying old telescope data - Space.com

Researchers identified 104 new asteroids using an algorithm called THOR (Tracklet-less Heliocentric Orbit Recovery), which analyzes historical telescope data to search for previously undetected astero

Researchers using an innovative astrodynamics algorithm have uncovered over 100 asteroids that had gone undetected in archived images of the sky.  Asteroids are rocky objects left over from the fo… [+2867 chars]

full article...