Scientists have made a shocking discovery about a rare object in our solar system likened to an asteroid-comet hybrid.

UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover unique characteristics of (2060) Chiron, a distant "centaur" that exhibits traits of both a comet and an asteroid. These findings ...

Researcher Noemí Pinilla-Alonso explained that the composition is uncharacteristic of objects near Neptune. Its gaseous and ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

Scientists have discovered a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid is 'like nothing seen before' in our solar system.

and may have originated from the main asteroid belt, located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Meanwhile, outer dark comets, which may have come from the outer regions of our solar system ...

Meteorite Contains Evidence of Liquid Water on Mars 742 Million Years Ago Nov. 13, 2024 — An asteroid ... bodies like Kuiper Belt objects, asteroids and comets with new solar data sets to ...

Among the finds is an object thought to be an asteroid from the main belt, which lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

From exploring the Moon to revealing mysteries of the solar system, space agencies around the world are gearing up for an ...

The first interstellar object, ’Oumuamua, was the first comet or asteroid-size body that was detected in the solar system that came from outside of the solar system. ’Oumuamua displayed this ...