Weird Asteroid Really a Crusty Old Comet?
Monday, January 3, 2011 - 15:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
An asteroid known since 1906 recently started spewing gases like a comet, hinting that the body may belong to a mysterious group of hybrids.
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