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Alpha Centauri May Have Sent Millions of Asteroids into the Solar System
A study proposes that Alpha Centauri could be contributing a significant number of asteroids to the solar system. Simulations indicate that around 50 objects from the neighboring star system may enter the Oort Cloud annually. While most pass through due to their high velocity, a few could travel inward. The frequency of such occurrences is expected...
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Over 10 Lakh Statue Of Liberty-Sized Alien Objects Lurking Outside Solar System
Simulations showed that over 10 lakh macroscopic objects, each wider than 100 metres were moving surreptitiously outside our cosmic backyard.
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Over 1 Million Interstellar Objects Could Be Hidden in Our Solar System
A new study reveals that more than 1 million interstellar objects, each larger than the Statue of Liberty, may be residing in the Oort Cloud. These objects, believed to have originated from the Alpha Centauri system, were captured by the Sun’s gravity and are now part of our solar system. Unlike fast-moving interstellar visitors, these objects re...
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Mysterious Interstellar Object Might Have Shifted Four Planets’ Paths, Study Finds
A mysterious interstellar object, estimated to be eight times the mass of Jupiter, may have significantly altered the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune billions of years ago. A study suggests that this body passed remarkably close to the Sun, potentially influencing planetary trajectories. Simulations conducted by researchers indicate ...
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Interstellar Object Could Have Shifted Trajectories of Four Planets, New Research Shows
A recent study suggests that an interstellar object, possibly as massive as eight times Jupiter, may have passed through the solar system billions of years ago, significantly altering the orbits of its outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using computer simulations, researchers found that in about 1% of the scenarios, such a close ...
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Asteroids Impacting Neutron Stars May Be the Cause of Fast Radio Bursts
Research suggests asteroid impacts on neutron stars may be the cause of mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs). These collisions release enormous energy and match observed FRB frequency. Scientists believe interstellar objects colliding with neutron stars could account for their rate and occurrence, while repeating FRBs may stem from asteroid belts. O...
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Here's How Our Solar System Could Capture Interstellar Objects And Rogue Planets
The key to this phenomenon lies in the concept of phase space, a mathematical representation that describes the state of a dynamical system like our solar system.
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Harvard Professor, Searching For Remains Of Interstellar Object, Finds "Promising Material"
Two confirmed interstellar objects have entered the solar system in recent years: 'Oumuamua' in 2017, and Comet Borisov in 2019.
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Unidentified Interstellar Bids Goodbye To Solar System, Leaves Mystery Behind
Oumuamua's speed and trajectory revealed it originated outside the solar system, making it the first known interstellar object.
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Researchers to Scan Ocean Floor for Meteorite That Crashed on Earth in 2014
A mysterious object from space crashed into the ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. Called the CNEOS 2014-01-08, the meteorite has still kept scientists puzzled about its origin but initially, it was speculated that it could be an interstellar object. Now, researchers are chalking up plans to scan the ocean floor for the object.
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Rogue Black Hole or Neutron Star: Scientists Puzzled With New Interstellar Object in the Milky Way Galaxy
A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley have reached a conclusion to substantiate the idea of detecting a rogue black hole in the Milky Way. The object is more likely to be a neutron star than a rogue black hole. The team of astronomers led by Casey Lam and Jessica Lu of the University of California, Berkeley, used astron...
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NASA Video Shows Comet Borisov Visiting From Outside Our Solar System
NASA's Hubble Telescope has photographed the interstellar Comet Borisov at a distance of 260 million miles (about 41.84 crore km) from Earth. Comet Borisov is the only second interstellar object to ever enter our solar system: the first such visitor was an object officially named "Oumuamua".
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First Known Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua' Could Be Alien Listening Device, Harvard Professor Speculates
A Harvard astrophysics professor has suggested the mysterious interstellar object “Oumuamua” could be linked to the dozens of UAVs reported by US military planes over the years. Avi Loeb claimed that Oumuamua, first discovered in 2017, could be a listening device designed by an extraterrestrial intelligent civilisation that is dropping “senso...
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Comet 'Most Pristine' Object From Outer Space Seen In Solar System
A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies released Tuesday detailing its unique characteristics.
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Interstellar Gatecrasher 2I/Borisov Is No Ordinary Comet
"This shows that 2I/Borisov is not a completely alien object, and confirms some similarity with our 'normal' comets, so the processes that shaped it are comparable to the way our own comets formed," said Martin Cordiner, an astrobiologist working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
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Alpha Centauri May Have Sent Millions of Asteroids into the Solar System
A study proposes that Alpha Centauri could be contributing a significant number of asteroids to the solar system. Simulations indicate that around 50 objects from the neighboring star system may enter the Oort Cloud annually. While most pass through due to their high velocity, a few could travel inward. The frequency of such occurrences is expected...
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Over 10 Lakh Statue Of Liberty-Sized Alien Objects Lurking Outside Solar System
Simulations showed that over 10 lakh macroscopic objects, each wider than 100 metres were moving surreptitiously outside our cosmic backyard.
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Over 1 Million Interstellar Objects Could Be Hidden in Our Solar System
A new study reveals that more than 1 million interstellar objects, each larger than the Statue of Liberty, may be residing in the Oort Cloud. These objects, believed to have originated from the Alpha Centauri system, were captured by the Sun’s gravity and are now part of our solar system. Unlike fast-moving interstellar visitors, these objects re...
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Mysterious Interstellar Object Might Have Shifted Four Planets’ Paths, Study Finds
A mysterious interstellar object, estimated to be eight times the mass of Jupiter, may have significantly altered the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune billions of years ago. A study suggests that this body passed remarkably close to the Sun, potentially influencing planetary trajectories. Simulations conducted by researchers indicate ...
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Interstellar Object Could Have Shifted Trajectories of Four Planets, New Research Shows
A recent study suggests that an interstellar object, possibly as massive as eight times Jupiter, may have passed through the solar system billions of years ago, significantly altering the orbits of its outer planets—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Using computer simulations, researchers found that in about 1% of the scenarios, such a close ...
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Asteroids Impacting Neutron Stars May Be the Cause of Fast Radio Bursts
Research suggests asteroid impacts on neutron stars may be the cause of mysterious fast radio bursts (FRBs). These collisions release enormous energy and match observed FRB frequency. Scientists believe interstellar objects colliding with neutron stars could account for their rate and occurrence, while repeating FRBs may stem from asteroid belts. O...
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Here's How Our Solar System Could Capture Interstellar Objects And Rogue Planets
The key to this phenomenon lies in the concept of phase space, a mathematical representation that describes the state of a dynamical system like our solar system.
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Harvard Professor, Searching For Remains Of Interstellar Object, Finds "Promising Material"
Two confirmed interstellar objects have entered the solar system in recent years: 'Oumuamua' in 2017, and Comet Borisov in 2019.
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Unidentified Interstellar Bids Goodbye To Solar System, Leaves Mystery Behind
Oumuamua's speed and trajectory revealed it originated outside the solar system, making it the first known interstellar object.
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Researchers to Scan Ocean Floor for Meteorite That Crashed on Earth in 2014
A mysterious object from space crashed into the ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea in 2014. Called the CNEOS 2014-01-08, the meteorite has still kept scientists puzzled about its origin but initially, it was speculated that it could be an interstellar object. Now, researchers are chalking up plans to scan the ocean floor for the object.
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Rogue Black Hole or Neutron Star: Scientists Puzzled With New Interstellar Object in the Milky Way Galaxy
A team of astronomers from the University of California, Berkeley have reached a conclusion to substantiate the idea of detecting a rogue black hole in the Milky Way. The object is more likely to be a neutron star than a rogue black hole. The team of astronomers led by Casey Lam and Jessica Lu of the University of California, Berkeley, used astron...
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NASA Video Shows Comet Borisov Visiting From Outside Our Solar System
NASA's Hubble Telescope has photographed the interstellar Comet Borisov at a distance of 260 million miles (about 41.84 crore km) from Earth. Comet Borisov is the only second interstellar object to ever enter our solar system: the first such visitor was an object officially named "Oumuamua".
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First Known Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua' Could Be Alien Listening Device, Harvard Professor Speculates
A Harvard astrophysics professor has suggested the mysterious interstellar object “Oumuamua” could be linked to the dozens of UAVs reported by US military planes over the years. Avi Loeb claimed that Oumuamua, first discovered in 2017, could be a listening device designed by an extraterrestrial intelligent civilisation that is dropping “senso...
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Comet 'Most Pristine' Object From Outer Space Seen In Solar System
A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever seen in our Solar System, according to a pair of studies released Tuesday detailing its unique characteristics.
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Interstellar Gatecrasher 2I/Borisov Is No Ordinary Comet
"This shows that 2I/Borisov is not a completely alien object, and confirms some similarity with our 'normal' comets, so the processes that shaped it are comparable to the way our own comets formed," said Martin Cordiner, an astrobiologist working at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
