2I/Borisov
An Interstellar Meteor Struck the Earth in 2014, and now Scientists Want to Search for it at the Bottom of the Ocean
Back in 2014, an object crashed into the ocean just off the coast of Papua New Guinea. Data collected at…
What Happens to Interstellar Objects Captured by the Solar System?
Now that we know that interstellar objects (ISOs) visit our Solar System, scientists are keen to understand them better. How…
Cosmic Rays Erode Away All But the Largest Interstellar Objects
So far we know of only two interstellar objects (ISO) to visit our Solar System. They are 'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov.…
Protoplanetary Disks Throw Out More Material Than Gets Turned Into Planets
When a young solar system gets going it's little more than a young star and a rotating disk of debris.…
Interstellar Objects Might Outnumber Solar System Objects in the Oort Cloud
A study of the interstellar bodie 2I/Borisov aruges that the Oort cloud may consist more of alien objects than solar…
When Stars Get Too Close to Each Other, They Cast Out Interstellar Comets and Asteroids
In October 2017, humanity caught its first-ever glimpse of an interstellar object - a visitor from beyond our solar system…
Interstellar Comet Borisov is so Pristine, it’s Probably Never Been Close to a Star Before
By comparing our local Comet Hale-Bopp to the interstellar visitor 2I/Borisov, a team of astronomers have concluded that the interloper…
There Should be About 7 Interstellar Objects Passing Through the Inner Solar System Every Year
A new study led by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has found that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua visit our…
Vera Rubin Should be Able to Detect a Couple of Interstellar Objects a Month
A new study by Harvard astrophysicists tells us that once operational, the Vera C. Rubin will be able to spot…
We Have the Technology to Retrieve a Sample From an Interstellar Object Like Oumuamua
A white paper submitted to the 2023 - 2032 Decadal Survey recommends we create spacecraft that could rendezvous and take…