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

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

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

Scientists from the University of Central Florida have used the James Webb Space Telescope to reveal that a mysterious object ...

NASA's most powerful observatory - the James Webb Space Telescope has provided exciting new details about 2060 Chiron, a unique celestial object known as a centaur that combines features of both ...

Chiron, discovered in 1977, orbits the Sun every 50 years, situated between Jupiter and Neptune. This unique positioning enable scientists to study its surface and atmospheric properties, providing ...

The research also revealed the presence of water ice and various carbon-based molecules, such as ethane and propane, on this ...

Discover how probing the components of the half-asteroid, half-comet hybrids reveals that carbon dioxide was present during ...

JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the centaur called 2060 Chiron is an oddball. The object, which is a minor body that orbits the sun in the expanse between Jupiter and Neptune ...