{
  "id": 19344713,
  "title": "Simulations cast doubt on unusual asteroid's 'dark comet' status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/simulations-cast-doubt-on-unusual-asteroids-dark-comet-status",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-11-10T14:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-11-simulations-unusual-asteroid-dark-comet.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In 2031, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will arrive at the near-Earth asteroid 1998 KY26: a tiny body that is accelerating in a way that astronomers have struggled to explain. Some studies have suggested that the asteroid is pushed along by water escaping from it as gas, making it an as-yet theoretical \"dark comet.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}