And new research suggests that mysterious “dark comets” may be the source. After groups around the world discovered a dozen more of these enigmatic creatures, another astronomer, Darryl Seligman, gave them a fittingly enigmatic name: dark comets. However, there is no universally accepted explanation for what causes dark comets. And while they may not be numerous today, perhaps they were far more common in the early days of the Solar System. It will be able to see some of the dimmest objects in the solar system clearly, including the dark comets.