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Oh, the Places You—Came From?

Oh, the Places You—Came From?

by Tarini Konchady | Jan 3, 2020 | Daily Paper Summaries

2I/Borisov is the second interstellar object to visit our solar system. Where could it have come from?

Another interstellar interloper

Another interstellar interloper

by Briley Lewis | Dec 12, 2019 | Current Events, Daily Paper Summaries

A few years ago, an asteroid visited our solar system…now, a comet from a different star is here!

A Comet on TESS’s Vision

A Comet on TESS’s Vision

by Tarini Konchady | Dec 6, 2019 | Daily Paper Summaries

TESS was built to find exoplanets. But it turns out it can help us learn a lot about comets too!

A ‘Breathing’ Comet

A ‘Breathing’ Comet

by Jamila Pegues | Apr 19, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

The Rosetta orbiter sent back lots of mystifying data from its time spent following the comet 67P/C-G. Today we focus on just one of its discoveries: molecular oxygen in the comet’s coma.

Has Anyone Found a Lost Comet?!

Has Anyone Found a Lost Comet?!

by Kerrin Hensley | Apr 2, 2018 | Daily Paper Summaries

Comet D/Lexell has been lost to memory since its discovery in 1770. Can modern astronomical methods track it down?

Planet or comet?

Planet or comet?

by Ruth Angus | Dec 12, 2013 | Daily Paper Summaries

KOI 2700b is a planet with an identity crisis: it thinks it is a comet.

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