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NASA Researchers Discover More Dark Comets

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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 .

In a new paper, researchers announce the discovery of seven more, doubling the number of known dark comets.

The findings were published on Monday, Dec. 9 , in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .

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