Discovery of two "hidden satellites" around the Earth

RUSSIA: Hungarian astronomers have confirmed two "satellites" made entirely of dust in orbit around the Earth.

Scientists suspect the existence of these satellites since 1961, when the Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordeliuski discovered the two bright spots, but its existence remained a controversial subject.

Sunlight is reflected on the dust particles that cause their radiation, but it is difficult to see them from the Earth because of the relative luminosity of other objects in space.

The two scientists, Judith Sels-Gagau and Gabor Horvath from the University of Eötvös Loránd, were able to detect dust clouds with the help of special polarization filters placed on search cameras and published the results in the monthly leaflets of the Royal Astronomical Society.

Clouds form when particles are trapped in space within "Lagrange Points", regions in which gravitational attraction is balanced by two opposing orbits, making particles relatively stagnant at a distance fixed.

Astronomers identified 5 similar points near the Earth, including the two points near L5, and estimated that similar patterns existed near L4.

The Lagrange points being relatively stable, they are ideal locations for satellite positioning because they consume less fuel to stay in orbit.

Source: RT