Astronomers discover asteroid treasure trove in old Hubble Space Telescope data - Space.com


5/10/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 11 months ago
by Chelsea Gohd

Astronomers have revealed the trails of nearly 1,500 new asteroids hidden in data gathered by NASA's most venerable space telescope.

A Hubble image taken on Dec. 5, 2005 of the Main Belt asteroid 2001 SE101 passing in front of the Crab Nebula.   (Image credit: © NASA/ESA HST, Image processing: Melina Thévenot) Astronomers have re… [+4618 chars]

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