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The Minor Planet Chiron Is Strange – And So Is Its Ice
The JWST has examined Chiron, a minor planet that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune, and found unexpectedly different ices ...
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Following in the footsteps of a centaur: Scientists capture Chiron, a never-before-seen mix of comet and asteroid
A study with the James Webb Space Telescope led by astronomer Noemí Pinilla-Alonso clarifies the characteristics of the ...
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Asteroid or comet? Scientists find ancient ice giant in our solar system that’s both!
In Greek mythology, a centaur is a creature that’s half-human, half-horse. Now, scientists have used NASA’s most powerful ...
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Astronomers Use JWST To Study a Rare Asteroid-Comet Hybrid Named “Chiron”
A team of astronomers has in one of these hybrid objects called Chiron now characterized what could be considered a unicorn among centaurs. Chiron contains signs that it has emitted both carbon ...
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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system. The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that the ...
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How Chiron Transits Heal: Facing Wounds to Find Wholeness
Chiron, the "wounded healer" in astrology, points to our deepest emotional wounds. When Chiron transits a significant point in our birth chart, it brings these wounds to the surface. While this ...
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Chiron buys PathoGenesis
US biotechnology company Chiron (Emeryville, CA) has agreed to buy PathoGenesis (Seattle, WA) for around $700 million in an all-cash deal that provides Chiron with revenue from a high-growth ...