Discovery of strange asteroid properties upends previous assumptions about comets

By Brady Knox

Published April 27, 2023 10:08pm ET

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Discovery of strange asteroid properties upends previous assumptions about comets — Recent research into a strange asteroid has caused scientists to question previously assumed properties of many comets. Scientists have long been monitoring asteroid 3200 Phaethon, an asteroid that acts like a comet. But a recent study published in the Planetary Science Journal suggests that it does not emit a tail of dust, as comets do. […]

Recent research into a strange asteroid has caused scientists to question previously assumed properties of many comets.

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