The JWST has examined Chiron, a minor planet that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune, and found unexpectedly different ices ...

A strange asteroid-comet hybrid that orbits between Jupiter and Neptune could reveal key details about the birth of our solar ...

Discover how probing the components of the half-asteroid, half-comet hybrids reveals that carbon dioxide was present during ...

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals new details about Chiron, a unique asteroid-comet hybrid, offering insights into its composition and the early solar system's formation.

JWST uncovered Chiron’s rare ices and gases, providing new insights into its unique activity and its link to the solar system ...

The James Webb telescope has focused its attention on an oddball space rock lurking between Jupiter and Neptune. The unusual ...

Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have studied Chiron, a centaur orbiting between Jupiter and Neptune, ...

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the ...

The vast expanse of space often feels like a puzzle, with celestial objects serving as pieces that hold clues to the universe ...

Discover what astronomers are learning about an ancient ice giant traveling through our solar system that's a strange hybrid ...

Chiron’s surface has carbon dioxide, methane ice, and volatile gases Its coma offers insights into gases beneath Chiron’s surface Observations may help understand the early solar system and celestial ...

In 1977, Chiron became the first centaur ever discovered. Astronomers originally thought that it was an asteroid, but when it was seen emitting a halo of gas and a tail like a comet, they realized ...