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Near which planet’s orbit was an active asteroid discovered for the first time in billions of years?

Correct answer A. Jupiter

Explanation

Astronomers reported an object near Jupiter's orbit behaving like an asteroid but showing comet-like activity, the first such active object seen there in billions of years.

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