http://www.newsweek.com/dog-bone-shaped-asteroid-grand-canyon-kleopatra-two-moons-franck-marchis-1626733

Using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have made detailed observations of a most extraordinary asteroid and discovered that it is an impressive 167 miles long. The detailed observations of the asteroid Kleopatra also allowed the team to learn more about its shape, which resembles a dog bone.

Beyond uncovering details about its curious shape, the researchers' work could also shed light on how the asteroid—which orbits the Sun by passing between Mars and Jupiter in the Main Asteroid Belt—and its two moons evolved. The paper was published on Thursday in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.