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Mysterious near-Earth asteroid Phaethon just got even weirder

New observations of the rock show its comet-like tail is not made of dust, possibly altering the origin story of the Geminid meteor shower

Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year & scientists aren’t sure why

Astronomers have discovered that a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid has an unusual accelerating spin that could eventually change its trajectory