Lying between Mars and Jupiter is a massive ring of rock debris—the asteroid belt. Now thin, it’s fading away gradually. In a new study, planetary scientist Julio A. Fernández of Uruguay’s Universidad ...
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Scientists reveal new study showing that our asteroid belt is slowly disappearing over time
A new scientific study has revealed that the asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter is slowly disappearing. Researchers say the belt, which contains millions of rocky bodies, has been steadily ...
Michael Jura and Catherine Chen reported their most recent findings at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society. "We chose to study zeta Leporis because it was known from IRAS (the ...
Main-belt comets (MBCs) and active asteroids represent a fascinating intersection of cometary and asteroidal physics. These bodies, residing within the main asteroid belt, occasionally exhibit ...
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