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New Interstellar Object Stuns Scientists

Astronomers track object that may have originated outside the solar system

Astrophysicist Josep Trigo-Rodriguez of the Institute of Space Sciences near Barcelona, Spain, believes it is an interstellar object based on its odd path and extreme speed cutting through the solar system. He estimates its size at roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) across.

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Astronomers track new interstellar object coursing through our solar system

The European Space Agency said Wednesday that scientists have discovered what might be only the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system.

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New Interstellar Object Stuns Scientists as It Zooms through Solar System

All eyes are on Comet 3I/Atlas as astronomers worldwide chase the exotic ice ball through our solar system Late in the evening on July 1, a telescope in Chile that is part of the global, NASA-funded Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) picked up on a new moving dot in the sky,

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Astronomers Are Tracking Four Potential Interstellar Objects Now In Our Outer Solar System - Forbes

Two astronomers assert interstellar asteroids within our solar system may be rather common. As for Oumuamua, the bizarre first-confirmed interstellar object now on its way back out of the solar ...

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Exelis wins $22M contract to support space object tracking system

Exelis has won a $22 million contract with the Air Force to support the Ground-based Electro-optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system.

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