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The first interstellar comet ever observed has much in common with our local representative, Comet Hale-Bopp. Written By: Bob King for the Duluth News Tribune | 2:51 pm, Apr. 1, 2021 × This image of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov was taken with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in late 2019, when comet passed near the Sun. Since it was travelling around 108,700 miles per hour (175,000 kph) the background stars appear as streaks of light as the telescope followed the comet’s trajectory. The colors result from combining photos taken in different colors a...

Astronomers have detected 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 find additional ISOs and planning missions to intercept or rendezvous with these bodies will greatly benefit from the knowledge of their likely orbits and arrival rates.

January 11, 2021 730 Views Estonian company Crystalspace, partnered with Tartu Observatory of Tartu University and Krakul, has been selected by Maxar Technologies, a trusted partner and innovator in Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure, to build two cameras that will act as a stereo pair to monitor the operations of a robotic arm that will collect regolith samples from the Moon. The Crystalspace cameras will be part of Maxar’s robotic arm called Sample Acquisition, Morphology Filtering, and Probing of Lunar Regolith (SAMPLR). Maxar’s SAMPLR robotic arm will be the first United St...

Comet Interceptor (Credit: Thales Alenia Space) SWINDON, UK (UK Space Agency PR) — Design work will soon begin in the UK on the spacecraft for a new European Space Agency science mission, which will 3D-map a comet for the first time, Thales Alenia Space, who have three sites in the UK and employ nearly 200 highly skilled engineers and scientists, have won one of two parallel mission study contracts for the design concept of the mothership and a smaller robotic probe for the European Space Agency (ESA) Comet Interceptor mission. Design work is also taking place in Italy. The mission will see...