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Puzzling Near-Earth Asteroid Turns Out to Be Comet with Weak Tail


The near-Earth object (875163) 1998 SH2, which is currently classified as an asteroid, has revealed a hidden identity: it’s actually a comet in disguise, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy.

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