A Mysterious Asteroid Is Accelerating in Space, And We're Running Out of Explanations
Researchers Korbin Hansen and Masatoshi Hirabayashi modeled the 11‑meter asteroid 1998 KY26 and found its surface and interior temperatures average at least 212 K, well above the 145 K needed for buried water ice to survive. Their results indicate any ice would melt in about 2,000 years, undermining the hypothesis that the asteroid’s unusual acceleration is caused by outgassing from a hidden cometary ice source.
Source: A Mysterious Asteroid Is Accelerating in Space, And We're Running Out of Explanations — ScienceAlert
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