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Interstellar objects
DOI: 10.1080/00107514.2023.2203976 Bibcode: 2022ConPh..63..200S

Moro-Martín, Amaya; Seligman, Darryl Z.

Since 2017, two macroscopic interstellar objects have been discovered in the inner Solar System, both of which are distinct in nature. The first interstellar object, 1I/`Oumuamua, passed within $\sim63$ lunar distances of the Earth, appeared asteroidal lacking detectable levels of gas or dust loss, yet exhibited a nongravitational acceleration. 1I…

2022 Contemporary Physics
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