Arecibo Observatory-led Team discovers large near-earth asteroid has changing rotation
Orlando FL (SPX) Oct 20, 2022
Ateam of scientists led by Arecibo Observatory and the University of Central Florida has measured a change in the rotation period of the potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid 3200 Phaethon, a future spacecraft target. Phaethon is just the 11th asteroid with a measured change in its rotation period, and it is the largest of them. The discovery is an example of progress in global e