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Astronomers Reclassify Space Object, Revealing Cometary Nature and Collision Risk
After nearly three decades, astronomers have reclassified a celestial body previously thought to be an asteroid. A slight orbital deviation and subsequent observations revealed a faint tail, indicating its true cometary nature, which could impact future collision predictions with Earth.
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