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Astronomers Use JWST To Study a Rare Asteroid-Comet Hybrid Named "Chiron"
Discover how probing the components of the half-asteroid, half-comet hybrids reveals that carbon dioxide was present during the solar system's formation.
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Scientists Stunned by Discovery of Rare Asteroid-Comet Hybrid That’s Unlike Anything Ever Observed in The Solar System
Officially classified as 2060 Chiron, this 125-mile-wide object blurs the boundaries between asteroid and comet. Now, thanks to groundbreaking observations from the James Webb Space Telescope ...