What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the 'new' kids in the solar system

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What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the 'new' kids in the solar system

In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our solar system.

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What is a dark comet? A quick guide to the ‘new’ kids in the Solar System

Artist's impression of 'Oumuamua. ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. KornmesserIn 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System. It wasn’t aliens. But artist impressions of the object (called ‘Oumuamua, the Hawaiian word for “scout”) do resemble an alien spaceship out of a sci-fi novel. This strange depiction is because astronomers don’t quite know how to classify the interstellar visitor. Its speed an…

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Cosmic Chameleons: Mysterious “Dark Comets” May Hold Clues to Life’s Origins on Earth

Researchers have doubled the number of known dark comets, identifying two distinct types: larger ones in the outer solar system and smaller ones in the inner solar system. This discovery raises new questions about their origins and their role in delivering life-sustaining materials to Earth. Dark Comet Discoveries Less than two years ago, astronomers identified [...]

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What Are Dark Comets and Why Are They So Important?

In 2017, the world caught its first glimpse of an interstellar object entering our solar system. Dubbed ‘Oumuamua, meaning “scout”... The post What Are Dark Comets and Why Are They So Important? appeared first on Curiosmos.

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Astronomers Discover Bizarre Dark Comets That May Have Shaped Life on Earth

Astronomers are rewriting the rules on space rocks after discovering 14 mysterious objects.

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In a groundbreaking study, a group of researchers led by Samantha Hemmelgarn, a doctoral student at Northern Arizona University, developed a new way to track long-period comets that could pose a threat to Earth. Their research was published in the journal Planetary Science in November. Long-period comets, which take more than 200 years to orbit the sun, are among the celestial bodies that […]