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February 10, 2022
Its possible to use Jupiter as a slingshot, get up speed and zing over to the mysterious space object Oumuamua in a mere 26 years.
January 26, 2022
In 2017, Oumuamua became the 1st-known interstellar visitor. Since then, weve seen one other. Can astronomers now chase it down?
January 26, 2022
Could we send a spacecraft to the giant, cigar-shaped interstellar interloper Oumuamua? Should we?
January 23, 2022
Like one those mysterious people who shows up uninvited at a party, proceeds to blow everyone away with their karaoke singing, and then disappears before anyone can get their name or learn where they came from, the interstellar object āOumuamua blasted through our solar system in 2017, surprising astronomers with its origin, strange oblong shape,... Read more Ā»
January 19, 2022
A team has come up with an ambitious plan to send a probe to catch up with 'Oumumua as it travels farther and farther away from Earth.
September 16, 2021
So far we know of only two interstellar objects (ISO) to visit our Solar System. They areĀ OumuamuaĀ andĀ 2I/Borisov. Theres a third possible ISO namedĀ CNEOS 2014-01-08, and research suggests there should be many more.
March 16, 2021
Last Updated: Astronomers Study Interstellar Objects Passing Through The Solar System A new study led by researchers from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies revealed that roughly seven Interstellar objects enter our Solar System every year. A new study led by researchers from the Initiative for Interstellar Studies revealed that roughly seven interstellar objects enter our solar system every year and they follow predictable orbits while they are here. According to the reports by Scien...
March 15, 2021
Astronomers have detectedĀ how many interstellar objects may be visiting our solar system, in a recent study. The research conducted by Cornell University shows interstellar objects (ISOs) passing through the solar system can be directly observed by Earth-based telescopes and potentially explored at close range by spacecraft. The aim of the study was to findĀ additional ISOs and planning missions to intercept or rendezvous with these bodies will greatly benefit from the knowledge of their likely...