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‘First-of-its-Kind’ Asteroid That Sprouted a Comet-Like Tail Discovered
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5/21/2020
You’d think comets and asteroids are distinct objects, but sometimes they can get their wires crossed. Now, University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers have found the first Jupiter Trojan asteroid that's acting out of character.
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