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Episode 653: Catching Interstellar Objects. What If We Could Explore Oumuamua Or 2I/Borisov?
Episode 653: Catching Interstellar Objects. What If We Could Explore Oumuamua Or 2I/Borisov?
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10 minutes
Released:
May 14, 2020
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Description
The distances to other stars are depressingly enormous. Sure, it’s incredibly far to get to Mars, Jupiter, and even Pluto, but at least you can design a robotic spacecraft to make the journey and see the science results in your own lifetime.
But in the case of other stars, interstellar flight times will take thousands and even tens of thousands of years to send just a robotic mission.
Fortunately, the Milky Way has got our back. Other star systems have been hurling comets and asteroids towards the Solar System. All we’ve got to do… is catch them.
Our Book is out!
https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/
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Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.com
Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw
Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com
References:
https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/04/oumuamua.html
https://public.nrao.edu/news/alma-reveals-unusual-composition-of-interstellar-comet-2i-borisov/
http://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/ESAsnewmissiontointerceptacomet
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2020PhaseIPhaseII/DynamicOrbital_Slingshot/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1711/1711.03155.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0SMNucXwgo
But in the case of other stars, interstellar flight times will take thousands and even tens of thousands of years to send just a robotic mission.
Fortunately, the Milky Way has got our back. Other star systems have been hurling comets and asteroids towards the Solar System. All we’ve got to do… is catch them.
Our Book is out!
https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/
Audio Podcast version:
ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2
RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio
Weekly email newsletter:
https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter
Weekly Space Hangout:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-KklSGlCiJDwOPdR2EUcg/
Astronomy Cast:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUHI67dh9jEO2rvK--MdCSg
Support us at https://www.patreon.com/universetoday
More stories at https://www.universetoday.com/
Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain
Twitter: https://twitter.com/universetoday
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday
Instagram - https://instagram.com/universetoday
Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / frasercain@gmail.com
Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw
Chad Weber - weber.chad@gmail.com
References:
https://news.ucsc.edu/2020/04/oumuamua.html
https://public.nrao.edu/news/alma-reveals-unusual-composition-of-interstellar-comet-2i-borisov/
http://www.esa.int/ScienceExploration/SpaceScience/ESAsnewmissiontointerceptacomet
https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2020PhaseIPhaseII/DynamicOrbital_Slingshot/
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/plutofact.html
https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1711/1711.03155.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0SMNucXwgo
Released:
May 14, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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