Meet Phaethon, a weird asteroid that thinks it's a comet—new research may explain what's going on
Phaethon was discovered by chance in 1983 by two astronomers at the University of Leicester, Simon Green and John Davies.
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The Geminids meteor shower peaks this week. Here's what to expect
It was discovered Oct. 11, 1983, and is named after Phaethon, the child of sun god Helios in Greek mythology who drove his father's chariot close to the sun. In the night sky, the meteors appear ...