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Astronomers discover 7 new 'dark comets,' but what exactly are they?
Scientists have discovered seven more "dark comets," and analysis of this haul suggests that the puzzling planetoids are divided into two distinct families, further deepening the mystery of why these objects look like asteroids but behave like comets.
NASA Finds 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.
Astronomers Find 7 'Dark Comets,' Discover They Come In 2 Different Flavors
The rocky bodies, which look like asteroids but act like comets, could comprise up to 60% of near-Earth objects.
NASA just found seven more dark comets
NASA researchers have discovered seven new dark comets, asteroids that act like comets, and they say there could be even more.
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The First Comet We Ever Saw Slam Into Jupiter May Have Left It With A New Ring
The rings of Jupiter might not be as spectacular as Saturn’s (whose are?) but they are there. However, one of them may not ...
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How to find a comet before it hits Earth
How do you find a comet that could pose a threat to Earth but hasn't passed our planet in the last 200 years or more? You ...
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Comets played a 'major' role in making life on Earth possible, new study hints
A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited a lot more water on Earth than scientists previously thought.
Space.com
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Comets probably delivered Earth its water billions of years ago, new study reveals
Water. All life on Earth requires it in some way or another, and it's hard to miss that roughly 70% of our planet's surface ...
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Astronomy & Astrophysics 101: Structure of a Comet
Comets are icy bodies that formed alongside the planets in the early Solar System before being flung into its distant outer ...
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Ranking the 25 coolest things in space so far during the 21st century
When I asked readers on social media for suggestions about the coolest things they’ve seen in spaceflight during the last 25 ...
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The water on Earth might have been delivered from space by comets billions of years ago
The water on Earth might have been delivered from space by comets billions of years ago - NASA scientists say Jupiter-family ...
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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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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 ...
Newsweek on MSN
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NASA Reveals Jupiter Comets May Have Brought Water to Earth
Scientists have revived the theory that short-period comets could have played a crucial role in filling Earth's oceans with ...
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