A strange asteroid-comet could be key to understanding the birth of the solar system
A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...
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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the ...
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Asteroid-comet hybrid named "Chiron" is unlike anything ever seen before
JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...
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James Webb Telescope Uncovers a Mind-Bending Hybrid of Asteroid and Comet Defying All Expectations
The vast expanse of space often feels like a puzzle, with celestial objects serving as pieces that hold clues to the universe ...
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'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter
The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...
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Astronomers Use JWST To Study a Rare Asteroid-Comet Hybrid Named “Chiron”
A team of astronomers has in one of these hybrid objects called Chiron now characterized what could be considered a unicorn among centaurs. Chiron contains signs that it has emitted both carbon ...
Here's Your Horoscope For Tuesday, December 31
Astrologer Alexandria Lettman reveals what the stars have in store for every zodiac sign's horoscope on Tuesday, December 31, ...
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Asteroid or comet? Scientists find ancient ice giant in our solar system
Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, unveiling its unique dual nature as both asteroid and comet. The research ...
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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the centaur called 2060 Chiron is an oddball. The object, which is a minor body that orbits the sun in the expanse between Jupiter and Neptune ...