On the Capture of Interstellar Objects by Our Solar System
The Planetary Science Journal, 2021 Abstract Motivated by recent visits from interstellar comets, along with continuing discoveries of minor bodies in orbit of the Sun, this paper studies the capture of objects on initially hyperbolic orbits by our solar system. Using an ensemble of ∼500 million numerical experiments, this work generalizes previous treatments by ...
Kevin J. Napier +2 more
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Observable tests for the light-sail scenario of interstellar objects [PDF]
, 2022 Context. Enigmatic dynamical and spectral properties of the first interstellar object (ISO), 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua), led to many hypotheses, including a suggestion that it may be an “artificial” spacecraft with a thin radiation-pressure-driven light sail.
Shang-Fei Liu +3 more
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A kinematical age for the interstellar object 1I/’Oumuamua [PDF]
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 2018 1I/'Oumuamua is the first interstellar object observed passing through the Solar System. Understanding the nature of these objects will provide crucial information about the formation and evolution of planetary systems, and the chemodynamical evolution of the Galaxy as a whole.
Almeida-Fernandes, F. +1 more
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Disk and Envelope Streamers of the GGD 27-MM1 Massive Protostar
The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 We present new Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array 0.98 mm observations of the continuum emission and several molecular lines toward the high-mass protostellar system GGD 27-MM1, driving the HH 80-81 radio jet.
M. Fernández-López +6 more
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The interaction of the supermassive object R136a with the interstellar environment [PDF]
Symposium - International Astronomical Union, 1984 R136a is the luminous object in the core of the 30 Dor nebula in the LMC, embedded in the extremely young star cluster NGC 2070 with the most recent star forming event less 106 yr ago. R136a-1 (V = 11.08) lies in the center of this cluster. The companion or foreground star R136a-2 (ca.
J. V. Feitzinger, Th. Schmidt-Kaler
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High‐Pressure Carbonaceous Phases as Minerals
Geophysical Monograph Series, Page 11-23., 2020 This book is Open Access. A digital copy can be downloaded for free from Wiley Online Library.
Explores the behavior of carbon in minerals, melts, and fluids under extreme conditions
Carbon trapped in diamonds and carbonate-bearing rocks in subduction zones are examples of the continuing exchange of substantial carbon ...
Oliver Tschauner
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Localizing the First Interstellar Meteor with Seismometer Data
Signals, 2023 The first meter-scale interstellar meteor (IM1) was detected by US government sensors in 2014, identified as an interstellar object candidate in 2019, and confirmed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in 2022.
Amir Siraj, Abraham Loeb
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Interstellar Now! Missions to and sample returns from nearby interstellar objects [PDF]
, 2020 The recently discovered first high velocity hyperbolic objects passing through the Solar System, 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, have raised the question about near term missions to Interstellar Objects.
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On the Fate of Interstellar Objects Captured by Our Solar System [PDF]
The Planetary Science Journal, 2021 Abstract With the recent discoveries of interstellar objects Oumuamua and Borisov traversing the solar system, understanding the dynamics of interstellar objects is more pressing than ever. These detections have highlighted the possibility that captured interstellar material could be trapped in our solar system.
Kevin J Napier +2 more
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Navigational Feasibility of Flyby / Impact Missions to Interstellar Objects [PDF]
, 2019 In October 2017, the first interstellar object, designated 1I/2017 U1 and more commonly referred to as Oumuamua, was detected passing through our solar system by the Pan-STARRS telescope, followed recently by the detection of 2I/Borisov in August 2019 ...
Mages, Declan Moore
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