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, …
In 2017, NASA discovered and later confirmed the first interstellar object to enter our Solar System. While their nature and origins remain elusive, astronomers recently confirmed dark comets fall into two main categories: smaller objects that reside in our inner Solar System, and larger objects that remain beyond the orbit of Jupiter. Like bright comets, dark comets follow elongated, elliptical …
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 …
