Hubble registers asteroid collision
Thursday, April 28, 2011 - 22:00
in Astronomy & Space
GREENBELT, Md., April 28 (UPI) -- The unexpected brightening of an asteroid observed by the Hubble space telescope was likely the result of a collision with a smaller body, U.S. researchers say.
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