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  • [ 15 December 2019 ] Seeing beyond the horizon of a space-warping pulsar News
  • [ 12 December 2019 ] Water vapor common among exoplanets, but less than expected News
  • [ 9 December 2019 ] Quantum “vacuum squeezers” improve sensitivity of gravity wave detectors News
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Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov sports 160,000-kilometre-long tail

27 November 2019 Astronomy Now

As interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov nears its closest point to the Sun on 8 December, a long tail of icy debris has formed stretching some 160,000 kilometres.

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Newly discovered comet likely from interstellar space

13 September 2019 Astronomy Now

A newly-discovered comet is barreling into the solar system at a velocity that indicates it likely came in from interstellar space. Researchers are working on confirmation.

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Tracking ‘Oumuamua back to its home star – a major challenge

26 September 2018 Astronomy Now

Researchers analyzing the trajectory and behavior of ‘Oumuamua, an interstellar body passing through Earth’s solar system, have identified four candidate stars where the unusual comet-like body might have originated.

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‘Oumuamua, first known interstellar visitor, is a comet after all

28 June 2018 Astronomy Now

The cigar-shaped ‘Oumuamua, now sailing out of the Solar System after crossing the gulfs of interstellar space and looping past the Sun, has gained speed slightly, indicating it is a comet, not an asteroid as originally believed.

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Interstellar asteroid captured by Sun in distant past

23 May 2018 Astronomy Now

Astronomers analyzing the retrograde motion of an asteroid orbiting the Sun at Jupiter’s distance shows the body most likely originated in another star system and was captured by the gravity of the Sun and its planets at some point in the distant past.

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Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua likely originated in binary star system

19 March 2018 Astronomy Now

The interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua likely originated in a binary star system, researchers say. The rocky, cigar-shaped asteroid was discovered last October as it made a high-speed pass through Earth’s solar system.

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An interstellar interloper is dashing through our solar system

22 November 2017 Stephen Clark

Astronomers say an object observed speeding through our solar system last month has an unexpected cigar-like shape and originated from another star, making it the first confirmed interstellar asteroid.

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  • Seeing beyond the horizon of a space-warping pulsar

    15 December 2019
  • Water vapor common among exoplanets, but less than expected

    12 December 2019
  • Quantum “vacuum squeezers” improve sensitivity of gravity wave detectors

    9 December 2019
  • In a first, astronomers find traces of a planet orbiting a white dwarf

    7 December 2019
  • Record-setting ultra-massive black hole found at heart of galaxy cluster

    5 December 2019
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