Friday, November 8, 2013

Bizarre Asteroid with Six Tails Spotted by Hubble Telescope

Bizarre Asteroid with Six Tails Spotted by Hubble Telescope (Photos) - Yahoo News Canada: "Astronomers have spotted a never-before-seen phenomenon in our solar system's asteroid belt: a space rock with six tails, spewing dust from its nucleus like spouts of water radiating from a lawn sprinkler."

This is an artist's diagram of the structure seen around an active asteroid designated P/2013 P5, which has sprouted six dust tails.

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