A NASA-led study revealed that a near-Earth object long mistaken for an asteroid, named 1998 SH2, is actually a hidden comet. NASA FINDS CLUES TO EARLY SOLAR SYSTEM AND LIFE’S ORIGINS IN PRISTINE 2024 METEORITE DISCOVERED IN NEW JERSEYFor nearly three decades, astronomers tracked 1998 SH2 as a routine asteroid wandering through space. HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHERImages captured by the telescopes revealed a faint but visible tail, confirming their suspicions. Following the discovery, astronomers officially reclassified the object as comet P/1998 SH2. However, the deep-space imaging ultimately revealed a faint tail, proving it is actually an active comet in disguise.