Hubble spots strange asteroid with 6 tails of dust

Yahoo! News ^ | 11/7/13 | Marcia Dunn - ap

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — This is one strange asteroid.

The Hubble Space Telescope has discovered a six-tailed asteroid in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Scientists say they've never seen anything like it. Incredibly, the comet-like tails change shape as the asteroid sheds dust. The streams have occurred over several months.

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Cool.

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