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"An object that came from outside our solar system is hurtling towards the sun
at roughly 61km (38 miles) a second.
First detected in July, this visitor from outer space – known as 3I/Atlas – is
only the third known interstellar object to have been observed, after ‘Oumuamua
in 2017 and 2I/Borisov in 2019.
Excitement has been growing since the Hubble space telescope captured an image
of the interstellar interloper, offering scientists a rare opportunity to
analyse its size and chemical makeup.
“We’ve never had an object like this to study before,” says Dr Rebecca Allen,
co-director of Swinburne’s Space Technology and Industry Institute."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
