Comet might result of a collision between asteroids
by Alexandre Costa on Jan.20, 2010, under Asteroids, Comets
Source: Skymania
Astronomers are watching what they believe is a remarkable collision between two asteroids deep in space. If they are right, it is the first time a high-speed crash has ever been witnessed between massive space rocks.
The cosmic hit-and-run is happening 250 million miles away in a band of debris lying between planets Mars and Jupiter – the main asteroid belt.
An automatic sky camera called LINEAR in New Mexico snapped a newly discovered object there that looks fuzzy with a tail like a comet rather than a dot of light like a normal asteroid. It has been labelled P/2010 A2.(read more)
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