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.

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.

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,