UK-built Solar Orbiter catches second comet by tail
The event was predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, and the spacecraft has been able to collect a wealth of science data
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The event was predicted in advance by astronomers at University College London, and the spacecraft has been able to collect a wealth of science data
Join Professor Marina Galand from the Department of Physics for her Imperial Inaugural.
The European Space Agency (ESA) has contracted Airbus to design and build the exoplanet satellite Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Larg
So far we know of only two interstellar objects (ISO) to visit our Solar System. They are 'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. There's a third possible ISO named CNEOS 2014-01-08, and research suggests there should be many more.
Thought to be a rare long-period comet that swings into the inner Solar System from the distant Oort Cloud, C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein) is an incredible find.