Centaurs, these objects orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, exhibit traits of both asteroids and comets. (2060) Chiron, in particular, has been studied by a team from the University of Central ...
Named 2060 Chiron, this 125-mile-wide (200km) asteroid-comet hybrid is a type of body known as a Centaur, named after the mythical creature that is half-horse and half-man. Centaurs are solar ...
NASA's most powerful observatory - the James Webb Space Telescope has provided exciting new details about 2060 Chiron, a ...
The interest in celestial bodies as seen through the different centuries is focused primarily on astronomers; however, few have done so as from an interesting point as number (2060) Chiron. This was ...
In the dark depths of the solar system, astronomers have discovered a truly baffling object. Named 2060 Chiron, this 125-mile-wide (200km) asteroid-comet hybrid is a type of body known as a ...
The strange rock mass, first spotted in 1977, has been identified as 2060 Chiron and is classified as a centaur — named for the mythological hybrid half-man, half-horse — and orbits the sun ...
An asteroid larger than Manhattan is soaring past the Earth today, and may be visible to the naked eye.  Alida, described as ...
An artistic representation of Chiron’s nucleus surrounded by debris and a coma of dust and gas. Credit: William Gonzalez Sierra UCF researchers utilized the James Webb Space Telescope to uncover ...
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently revealed that they have found shocking details about the centaur (2060) Chiron, a hybrid celestial body that exhibits characteristics of both asteroids and ...
Dubbed 2060 Chiron, the 125-mile-wide hybrid is of particular interest to scientists after learning more about it through the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). By reviewing near-infrared images, the ...
(Image Credit: William Gonzalez Sierra) Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have unveiled fascinating details about the centaur (2060) Chiron, a hybrid celestial body that ...