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'Dark comets': Nasa studies mysterious new kids in our solar system

NASA scientists are closely studying a new class of celestial objects known as “dark comets”, the little-known celestial objects which have been challenging the human understanding of both comets and asteroids. These comets fall into two main categories: “outer dark comets,” which have eccentric orbits and are larger, and “inner dark comets,” which are smaller and closer to the Sun, …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Nasa discovers seven new mysterious dark comets that we know very little about

India Today

Researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of astronomy with the identification of seven new "dark comets," celestial objects that resemble asteroids but exhibit comet-like behavior. The concept of dark comets emerged from observations of asteroid 2003 RM in 2016, which displayed unexpected orbital deviations that could not be explained by typical asteroid dynamics. While dark comets do …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime comet. It will only return after 70 years

India Today

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, affectionately known as the 'Mother of Dragons' comet, is passing by Eath. When a comet approaches the inner solar system, the heat from the Sun causes the ice to vaporize, releasing dust and creating a glowing coma around the comet's nucleus. While the comet's brightness can be unpredictable, those lucky enough may catch it with the naked eye, …

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1 year ago

Video: Rogue comet dives into the Sun, gets vapourised instantly

India Today

In a celestial spectacle, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured the final moments of a Kreutz sungrazer comet as it plunged into the Sun on Monday. Scientists anticipate that subsequent SOHO data will reveal a small cloud of debris and what remains of the comet's tail as it emerges from behind the Sun. SOHO, a joint mission by the European …

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1 year ago

Comet spanning 3,50,000 km in size captured by India's Himalayan Chandra Telescope

India Today

Astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics have captured a celestial spectacle from the Indian Astronomical Observatory in Hanle, Ladakh. Using the Himalayan Chandra Telescope, they photographed the enigmatic Comet P12/Pons-Brooks, a celestial object that has been playfully nicknamed the 'Devil Comet' or likened to the 'Millennium Falcon' for its distinctive appearance. The Himalayan Chandra Telescope photographed the enigmatic Comet …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Comet That Gatecrashed Through Our Solar System is No Ordinary Interstellar Object. Here’s Why

News 18

Scientists have discovered that a comet called 2I/Borisov – only the second interstellar object ever detected passing through the solar system – is surprisingly different in its composition from comets hailing from our celestial neighbourhood. Gas coming off 2I/Borisov contained high amounts of carbon monoxide – for more than comets formed in our solar system – indicating the object had …

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4 years ago

UK scientists gear up to build a comet-chasing spacecraft that will launch in 2028

Firstpost

The mission will allow scientists to know about the history of the solar system as never seen before. The mothership will be built in the UK by Thales Alenia Space and will hold two smaller robotic probes from Japan that can be released when in close proximity to the comet for extremely close fly-bys. He added that the mission will …

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4 years, 3 months ago

A comet that grazed the sun

The Hindu

You might know about comets – cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, dust and rock that orbit the sun. A class of celestial objects, sungrazing comets are comets that pass extremely close to the sun at its perihelion or point of closest approach. On August 30, 1979, SOLWIND spotted a comet approaching the sun – rather closely than usual – and …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Comet, Asteroid or Meteor? Difference Between the Celestial Bodies as They All Visit Earth in 2020

News 18

The year 2020 has marked the arrival of a number of unexpected guests, both on the Earth and in the universe. Scientists have been issuing constant warnings and alerts about the passing of various celestial bodies especially the asteroids and comets near our planet Earth, especially this year. Here's a handy guide to understand the difference between these celestial bodies: …

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'Dark comets': Nasa studies mysterious new kids in our solar system

Nasa discovers seven new mysterious dark comets that we know very little about

Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime comet. It will only return after 70 years

Video: Rogue comet dives into the Sun, gets vapourised instantly

Comet spanning 3,50,000 km in size captured by India's Himalayan Chandra Telescope

Comet That Gatecrashed Through Our Solar System is No Ordinary Interstellar Object. Here’s Why

UK scientists gear up to build a comet-chasing spacecraft that will launch in 2028

A comet that grazed the sun

Comet, Asteroid or Meteor? Difference Between the Celestial Bodies as They All Visit Earth in 2020