‘Freakish’ Asteroid Has Six Tails, Sheds Stuff Into Space

universetoday.com ^ | November 7, 2013 | by Elizabeth Howell on

[BenLurkin]

The mystery started when astronomers spotted a really blotchy thing in space Aug. 27 with the Pan-STARRS survey telescope in Hawaii. The Hubble Space Telescope then swung over to take a look on Sept. 10, revealing all these tails of debris flying off the asteroid.

[big'ol_freeper]

Reavers is hugh and series business.

[Vaquero]

Oh Kaylee. She loves to make love next to a powerful engine.

[fella]

” . . . sidetracked into a Firefly/Serenity discussion. :-D”

They need to do a prequel series.

[Vaquero]

Just gots to perform a crazy Ivan. Then no more reavers

[Farnsworth]

Wrong franchise, but “I’ll buy that for a dollar”

[NormsRevenge]

RELEASE 13-321
NASA’s Hubble Sees Asteroid Spouting Six Comet-Like Tails

http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/november/nasas-hubble-sees-asteroid-spouting-six-comet-like-tails/#.Unv5aCdFpdg

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http://hubblesite.org/news/2013/52

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks BenLurkin.

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[SunkenCiv]

Extra to APoD.

[SunkenCiv]

• Astronomy Picture of the Day -- The Unexpected Tails of Asteroid P5
• Strange Space Object Stumps Astronomers; Appears to be Asteroid but Has Six Comet-Like Tails
• Astronomers 'Dumbfounded' by Six-Tailed Asteroid
• Hubble spots strange asteroid with 6 tails of dust