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[Interview] Finding Interstellar Visitors Flying Through The Solar System

Author
Fraser Cain
Published
Wed 17 Jul 2024
Episode Link
https://universetoday.fireside.fm/1183

Oumuamua and Borisov were the first interstellar visitors found by humanity. There should be many more of them. How can we find it and what will it mean for Astronomy? Finding out the answers.

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  • 00:00 Intro

  • 01:52 Oumuamua and Borisov

  • 12:30 Interstellar meteorites

  • 19:22 How are interstellar objects born

  • 27:53 Better detection methods

  • 34:40 Missions to interstellar objects

  • 42:53 Active asteroids

  • 56:07 Current obsessions

  • 01:00:05 Final thoughts

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