P/2013 P5 ASTERIOD DUMBFOUNDED SPACE EXPERTS (649 hits)
Your World Space News NOV 2013 Day 7 NASA
Six tailed Asteriod?
What has dumbfound space experts who have discovered the asteroid dubbed P/2013 P5 is one of the most bizarre asteroids to date. The asteroid was finally closely viewed as have 6 tails of light beams. The asteroid is described as spewing dust like a lawn sprinkler with six directions resembling a making a pyramid shape. This is a rare find and totally new to astronomers. The actual finding was taken on top of a summit at the Haleakala volcano in Maui back in August 2013. The telescope used was Pan STARRS 1. This findings has sparked interest in scientists that there is also possibilities that other asteroids may have similar tails which may become even more bizarre. [Photo shows artists view]
