Scientists discover a mysterious asteroid breaking apart near the Sun
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A group of astronomers identified signs of a mysterious asteroid that seems to fragment near the Sun and leave behind a stream of meteors still passing through the inner solar system. The finding appeared after analyzing more than 235,000 meteors recorded by observation cameras distributed in different countries. The research was directed by Patrick M. Shober of NASA and published in The Astrophysical Journal. The study looked for recent traces …
Scientists discover a mysterious asteroid breaking apart near the Sun
A newly discovered meteor stream may be the smoking gun of an asteroid slowly disintegrating under the Sun’s intense heat. Scientists say these fiery streaks across the night sky could reveal hidden near-Earth asteroids that telescopes struggle to detect.
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