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Long-Tracked Near-Earth Object Reclassified as Comet After Missing Radar Detection

The team says tiny jets of gas, not sunlight-driven thermal forces, nudged the object and that the result should change how scientists track and predict near-Earth orbits for planetary defense.

Rubin Observatory Unveils 11,000 Newly Discovered Asteroids

Tiny Asteroid Skims Earth at ISS Altitude Over Antarctica, Found Only Hours Later

ESA’s Flyeye Telescope Secures First Light, Begins Installation in Sicily