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NASA Study Finds Near-Earth Asteroid Is Actually Comet
Researchers found weak cometary activity and nongravitational motion, leading NASA to give 1998 SH2 a new provisional comet designation.
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A study led by NASA found that the 1998 SH2 near-Earth object, classified for years as an asteroid, is actually a comet. The research used accurate measurements of its trajectory and observations from several telescopes.
NASA Reveals Near-Earth Asteroid 1998 SH2 Is an Active Comet
Have you ever happened to look at the night sky and wanted to know what is beyond its horizon? It has often been said that space has surprises for us, and the recent reveal of NASA’s Asteroid 1998 SH2 proves that even the best scientists can be confused by space objects nowadays. This time, a […]
The asteroid 1998 SH2 is actually a "dark" comet: its tail and gas shell are not recognizable, but cause orbital deviations.
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