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The Origins of Dark Comets

July 10, 2024

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5-15 mins
The Origins Of Dark Comets
Presented by Michigan News

Ever wonder where the water on Earth came from? It’s a long-standing question, but a new U-M study explores one possibility: ice from dark comets, mysterious asteroids that orbit the sun in our solar system. U-M graduate student and lead author of the study Aster Taylor comments on the potential source of these near-Earth objects for Michigan News.

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