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Interstellar Comet Passing Through Our Solar System Gets an Official Name

Gemini Observatory two-color composite image of C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) which is the first interstellar comet ever identified Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA The interstellar comet that was discovered passing through our solar system on August 30 has been officially named 2I/Borisov.  The comet formerly known as C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) — a mouthful, to be fair — was discovered […]

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Astronomers Found a Comet That May Have Come From Another Solar System

An artist’s rendition of the first interstellar asteroid: `Oumuamua. An interstellar comet from outside of our solar system has been spotted casually passing through our neck of the universe.  The European Space Agency (ESA) reports that the interstellar object was spotted by amateur Ukranian astronomer, Gennady Borisov, on August 30, near the Gemini constellation. The

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