UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

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Earth is constantly bombarded by space debris, from the tons of cosmic dust that lands on the planet daily to rare, huge, dinosaur-killing asteroids that arrive from deep space every tens of millions ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

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Out in the blackness of space beyond Jupiter there is a wild hybrid orbiter unlike any other. It's been named Chiron and ...

The Comet by Mecha Systems is a modular, Linux-based handheld computer built for hobbyists, engineers, students, artists and ...

In the distant space out beyond the orbit of Jupiter lurks a strange object. Its name is Chiron, a type of outer Solar System body known as a centaur. But even among its fellow centaurs, Chiron is ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That ...

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Much like that other pillar of classic anime space sci-fi, Macross, the Space Battleship Yamato franchise experienced a frustrating journey to Western TV screens. The original 1974 series came to the ...