An 'oddball' centaur is galloping around the solar system, according to scientists
So, many questions arise about Chiron’s properties that allow these unique behaviours.’ Centaurs are the dinosaur bones of the solar system, made up of the same dust and gas that formed the solar ...
Asteroid, Comet…or Something Else? Mysterious Activity on “Oddball” Space Object Raises New Questions
UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant ...
Asteroid-comet hybrid stuns scientists: ‘Like nothing we’ve seen before’
Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune. Its gaseous and ...
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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'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 "centaur," named 2060 Chiron, has features of both comets and asteroids.
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ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites
Credit: United Launch Alliance United Launch Alliance (ULA) envisions its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur rocket as playing a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.
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Uncovering a centaur's tracks: Scientists examine unique asteroid-comet hybrid
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, UCF Florida Space Institute (FSI) scientists recently led a team that found, for the first time, that Chiron has surface chemistry unlike other centaur.