Japan Is Chasing a Dark Comet That Looks Artificial

Japan is racing to intercept a mysterious “dark comet” that behaves unlike anything scientists have seen before. The mission, led by JAXA with support from European Space Agency, targets an object that shows no visible tail yet moves with unusual precision. Some researchers suggest its motion looks almost engineered rather than natural. This high-speed chase could reveal whether it’s a rare space phenomenon or something far more unexpected. Watch now to uncover why this “invisible comet” is raising questions across the scientific world.

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Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa 2: by Go Miyazaki https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E3%81%AF%E3%82%84%E3%81%B6%E3%81%952.jpg
Lagrangian Point 2: by ESA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L2_rendering.jpg
Christopher Michel: by Christopher Michel https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Avi_Loeb_in_2023_02_(cropped).jpg
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Comet Interceptor spacecraft: by ESA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_Interceptor_spacecraft.jpg
Comet Interceptor: by ESA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Comet_Interceptor.png
Asteroid 1998 KY26: by NASA's JPL Digital Image Animation Laboratory https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asteroid_1998_KY26.faces_model.jpg
1998 KY26: by ESO/M. Kornmesser. Asteroid models: T. Santana-Ros, JAXA/University of Aizu/Kobe University https://www.space.com/astronomy/asteroids/japans-hayabusa2-is-heading-to-the-smallest-asteroid-ever-visited-by-a-space-mission
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