First interstellar asteroid population discovered

First interstellar asteroid population discovered

A new study has identified the first known permanent set of asteroids originating from outside our solar system. These are believed to have been captured from other stars billions of years ago, orbiting the Sun in disguise ever since. The findings came more than two…

Hubble captures interstellar comet 2I/Borisov swinging past the Sun

Hubble captures interstellar comet 2I/Borisov swinging past the Sun

The Hubble Space Telescope has shared the sharpest view of the interstellar comet 2I/Borisov moving at 160 934 km/h (100 000 mph) past the Sun. This is the second interstellar object recorded in our solar system, the first being Oumuamua in 2017. "Hubble…

Comet 2019 Q4 (Borisov) likely an interstellar visitor

Comet 2019 Q4 (Borisov) likely an interstellar visitor

NASA believes that the mysterious comet named C/2019 Q4, which exited the astronomical community this week, is from outside the solar system. The object was discovered by Gennady Borisov, a Crimean astronomer at the MARGO observatory, Nauchnij, on August 30, 2019….