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Are dark comets Earth's 'life delivery' couriers? We now know about 14 of them in the solar system

Dark comets are a newly defined type of near-Earth object that resemble asteroids but behave like comets, exhibiting dynamic behaviors such as trajectory changes that suggest come

'Dark Comets' Come in Different Varieties, And It Could Have Implications For Life on Earth

This new data reveals that not even all dark comets are the same: there are at least two different kinds. And, in turn, the discovery of multiple kinds of dark comets could tell us more about how Earth was made habitable for life.

NASA Just Found Seven More Mysterious ‘Dark Comets’ — What To Know

A new category of space rock called “dark comets” are proving more common than previously thought, with 14 asteroid-comet objects now discovered.

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A New Type Of Dark Comet May Have Shaped The Early Earth

So-called dark comets exist in two classes, large objects in the outer Solar System and smaller ones closer to the Sun, a new paper reveals. Dark comets are not a form of dark matter, but objects with no visible tail or outgassing,

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Astronomers discover more dark comets

The first dark comet—a celestial object that looks like an asteroid but moves through space like a comet—was reported less than two years ago. Soon after, another six were found. In a new paper, researchers announce the discovery of seven more,

NASA discovers seven objects that look like asteroids but act like comets

NASA has announced the discovery of seven astronomical objects that come in two flavors; they look like asteroids but ...

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Enigmatic ‘Dark Comets’ Come in Two Distinct Types, Study Finds

The study also reveals that these mysterious objects fall into two distinct groups based on their orbit and size. With this ...

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NASA-Led Team Links Comet Water to Earth’s Oceans

Scientists say cometary dust affects interpretation of spacecraft measurements, reopening the case for comets as potential ...

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The biggest astronomical events in 2025: Every eclipse, comet, meteor shower to see in Ohio

Here's when Ohio can expect to see eclipses, comets, northern lights and meteor showers in 2025, including a comet visiting ...

Our Solar System's Orbits May Have Been Arranged by an Invading Planet

The evolution of the orbits of the planets is a complex process. Initially the planets formed out of a rotating disk of gas ...

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Here's how interstellar objects and rogue planets can be trapped in the solar system

When 'Oumuamua traversed our solar system in 2017 it was the first confirmed Interstellar Object (ISO) to do so. Then in 2019 ...

Comets may have delivered water to Earth

Recent studies show comet dust influenced earlier measurements of water’s origins on Earth, challenging previous findings.

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