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Tag: PAN-STARRS TELESCOPE

First Interstellar Object ā€˜Oumuamua’ Discovered By Scientists

Astronomers recently scrambled to observe an intriguing asteroid that zipped through the solar system on a steep trajectory from interstellar space—the first confirmed object from another star. The asteroid, named ā€˜Oumuamua by its discoverers, is up to one-quarter mile (400 meters) long and highly-elongated—perhaps 10 times as long as it is wide. That aspect ratio is…

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