Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory: Why Phaethon Turned Blue - And How Other Small Sun-Diving Bodies Might, Too
June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022
LAUREL, Maryland, June 14 -- The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory issued the following news release:
The bizarre blue color of asteroid (3200) Phaethon has been a puzzle for researchers since its discovery in 1983, but a recent study may have finally found the reason why Phaethon got the blues.
Using a model to simulate the physical and chemical processes happening on Phaethon as it orbits the Sun, a pair of researchers showed how extreme heat and the . . .
The bizarre blue color of asteroid (3200) Phaethon has been a puzzle for researchers since its discovery in 1983, but a recent study may have finally found the reason why Phaethon got the blues.
Using a model to simulate the physical and chemical processes happening on Phaethon as it orbits the Sun, a pair of researchers showed how extreme heat and the . . .