NASA's Swift and Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 11:01
in Astronomy & Space
Late last year, astronomers noticed an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and it was sporting short-lived plumes. Data from NASA's Swift satellite and Hubble Space Telescope show these changes likely occurred after Scheila was struck by a much smaller asteroid.
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