Gizmodo.com July 21, 2026 • 11:30

Scientists Believed This Near-Earth Object Was an Asteroid for 28 Years. They Were Wrong - Gizmodo

By Passant Rabie

The asteroid 1998 SH2 is actually not an asteroid at all.

On August 28, 2025, astronomers aimed NASA’s radar system at a region of space where a near-Earth asteroid was expected to appear. Instead, the object failed to show up, leaving researchers puzzled. … [+4328 chars]

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Scientists Believed This Near-Earth Object Was an Asteroid for 28 Years. They Were Wrong - Gizmodo

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