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Scientists Identify Two Types of 'Dark Comets' That Could Explain Earth's Origins

Scientists have identified two distinct types of 'dark comets' that may help explain the origins of Earth.
The findings suggest that dark comets could be crucial to our understanding of planetary formation.
Researchers are studying these comets to gather more information and provide insights into the early solar system.

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Gizmodo

Enigmatic 'Dark Comets' Come in Two Distinct Types, Study Finds

They look like asteroids, but act like comets.

3 months ago·United States

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IFLScience

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

It’s only two years since known objects that look like asteroids and move like comets became numerous enough to get a name, and now we find there are two quite different categories.

3 months ago

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Forbes

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.

3 months ago·United States

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Phys.org

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, doubling the number of known dark comets, and find that they fall into two distinct populations: larger ones that reside in the outer solar system and smaller ones in the inner solar system, with various …

3 months ago·United Kingdom

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