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A Case Study of Interstellar Material Delivery: α Centauri

Wiegert, Paul A.; Gregg, Cole R.

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, yet its origins and details of its transport are unknown. Here, we present α Centauri as a case study of the delivery of interstellar material to our solar system. α Centauri is a mature triple star system that likely harbors planets, and is moving toward us with the point of the close…