In 2023, we reported the discovery of seven solar system dark comets close to Earth. Finally, just last month in 2024 — and just in time for the new year— we doubled the population of known ...

Michigan State University and NASA researchers discover seven dark comets that reveal new solar system secrets.

Scientists have unlocked the secret world of dark excitons — tiny energy carriers crucial for the future of solar power and ...

Will it get dark during the eclipse? That depends on where you are on Monday, April 8, when the moon blocks the sun, as seen across North America. It will be a total solar eclipse only for those ...

There may be an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system whose presence is revealed by the strange orbit of objects beyond the eighth planet Neptune. The tantalizing prospect of a ninth ...

NASA researchers have identified seven new "dark comets," celestial objects ... Studying these objects expands understanding of the solar system's dynamics. Analysis of their reflectivity, orbits ...

This new year should bring with it lots of new dark comets along with our next-generation observatory. Most importantly, these bodies can transport material around the solar system. We don't know ...