8,000 volunteers discovered 15 active asteroids with comet-like tails, gas, and dust using Chile's Victor M. Blanco telescope, potentially aiding future space exploration.
8,000 volunteers analyzed 430,000 images from Chile's Victor M. Blanco telescope, discovering 15 active asteroids with comet-like tails, gas, and dust. NASA's Active Asteroids project challenges conventional knowledge about the solar system and contributes to understanding its formation and evolution, including Earth's water origin. These findings may aid future space exploration by studying potential rocket fuel and breathable air sources.
March 18, 2024
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