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James Webb Space Telescope, comet and asteroid

'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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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 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’s origins. Among these, Chiron, a rare hybrid between an asteroid and a comet,

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Christmas Eve asteroid the size of a 10-floor building makes ‘close approach’ to Earth tonight

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that come within 4.6 million miles — we’re not about to get some cosmic coal shoved down our stockings so to speak.

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'Christmas Eve Asteroid' To Pass Closest To Earth At This Time, NASA Confirms

XN1, nicknamed the "Christmas Eve asteroid," will pass Earth at a speed of 14,743 mph on December 24, reaching its closest point at 02:56 am GMT.

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Ho ho ho: Asteroid the size of nine reindeer to pass by Earth on Christmas - NASA

So instead of it being just a Merry Christmas, it will be a Merry Asteroid-miss.Jingle bells, jingle bells, an asteroid's on its way: How big is the asteroid passing Earth this Christmas?Asteroid 2024 YP is estimated by NASA to be as much as 21 meters in diameter.

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How do spacecraft avoid collisions in the asteroid belt?

The main belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter is so sparsely populated that spacecraft pass through as though ...

An ‘oddball’ asteroid-comet hybrid dates back 4.6 billion years

The JWST’s spectra data also showed the huge amount of various ices with different volatilities and how they are made. Chiron ...

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Asteroid or comet? Scientists find ancient ice giant in our solar system that’s both!

Discover what astronomers are learning about an ancient ice giant traveling through our solar system that's a strange hybrid ...

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Scientists Discover Earth Life inside an Asteroid Sample

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

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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, ...

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DART's Asteroid Impact Produced Debris Cloud - Watch Its Evolution Over 1 Month

The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) monitored asteroid Dimorphos post-NASA DART impact. See the evolution ...

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The Asteroid That Could Wipe Out Civilization

What if our planet's future hangs by a thread? 🌍✨ This video dives into the chilling realities of asteroids and their ...

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Asteroid named after ancient Chinese mathematician

BEIJING -- An asteroid has been named after Liu Hui, a mathematician who lived during China's Wei and Jin dynasties (220-420), to honor both Liu and the Chinese mathematics he represented. A ceremony ...

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