HST Discovers First Binary Centaur

[newmoon]

The First Binary Centaur<br /><br />A small world that cuts across the paths of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto is the first binary centaur ever seen, say astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope. Because centaurs can become comets, the discovery suggests that some comets may be double objects.

 

[qso1]

Good link and info, thanks. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><strong>My borrowed quote for the time being:</strong></p><p><em>There are three kinds of people in life. Those who make it happen, those who watch it happen...and those who do not know what happened.</em></p> </div>

 

[vonster]

interesting for EPH proponents for sure<br /><br /><br />.

 

[vogon13]

Yeah, more extension cords draped around the outer solar system.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[tom_hobbes]

Fascinating stuff. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>