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Astronomers discover the Usain Bolt of asteroids blazing around Sun
24/08/2021 03:45 PM | Click to read full article
Astronomers just discovered the fastest-known asteroid in the solar system, which tore through its latest long, elliptical lap around the sun in just 113 days, getting so close to the star on its nearest approach that its surface was hot enough to melt lead.
The space rock, designated 2021 PH27, has the shortest orbital period of any known object in the solar system other than Mercury.
