<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2024-12-bringing-dark-comets-to-light.aspx" dsn="blogs"><homehero>true</homehero><categories>Discovery Science,STEM Education</categories><broadcast>pa</broadcast><articlePreview/><pubDate>12/10/2024</pubDate><title>Bringing dark comets to light</title><description>Research led by Michigan State University’s <a href="/">College of Natural Science</a> has uncovered seven new dark comets in our solar system.</description><highlights><ul>
<li>A Michigan State University post-doctoral fellow discovered seven new dark comets in our solar system.</li>
<li>This discovery doubles the population of known dark comets and identifies two distinct types of dark comets.</li>
<li>These objects could help scientists gather data to uncover answers about the formation of our planet.</li>
</ul></highlights><author>Chelsea Stein</author><hero-image><img src="" alt=""/></hero-image><image><img src="/_assets/images/news/2024/Seligman-cover-PNAS.png" alt="A dark comet moving in space around earth with orbit rings"/></image></item>