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Saturn encounter may have set distant centaur on path to becoming a comet

September 1, 2026 · 10:00 pm 1 sources

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  • Saturn encounter may have set distant centaur on path to becoming a comet
    Phys.org · September 1, 2026 22:00
    More than 3 billion miles (4.8 billion kilometers) from Earth, an ancient icy object is slowly awakening. As it drifts inward through the solar system, the frozen body known as Centaur 450P/LONEOS has begun releasing gas and dust—behavior more commonly associated with comets than with centaurs,…