Nov 14, 2014 05:03 AM
Astronomers Discover New Active Asteroid's Tail that Gives it a Comet-Like Appearance
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articl...arance.htm
EXCERPT: [...] For 15 years, researchers thought the asteroid 642112 was simply a typical asteroid. It's only by investigating a bit deeper that scientists realized it was active. Now, researchers are looking at what causes asteroids to become active and what the tails are made up of....
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articl...arance.htm
EXCERPT: [...] For 15 years, researchers thought the asteroid 642112 was simply a typical asteroid. It's only by investigating a bit deeper that scientists realized it was active. Now, researchers are looking at what causes asteroids to become active and what the tails are made up of....