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Asteroid 2016 WJ1 Was a Comet All Along, NASA Says

A space rock that astronomers once labeled a harmless asteroid has been hiding a secret. It is actually a comet. NASA researchers announced that 2016 WJ1, a near-Earth object first spotted in 2016, has a faint tail of...

Cosmic Watch NASA 5w ago

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China's asteroid hunter nears target after 400 days, finds rock is much bigger

A Chinese spacecraft has spent more than 400 days traveling toward a small asteroid, only to discover that the

Cosmic Watch South China Morning Post 6w ago

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Asteroid 2016 WJ1 Was a Comet All Along, NASA Says

China's asteroid hunter nears target after 400 days, finds rock is much bigger

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