NASA's Swift And Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris

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NASA's Swift And Hubble Probe Asteroid Collision Debris
Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:00 -0500

Late last year, astronomers noticed an asteroid named Scheila had unexpectedly brightened, and it was sporting short-lived plumes. Data from NASA's Swift satellite and Hubble Space Telescope showed these changes likely occurred after Scheila was struck by a much smaller asteroid.

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