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Bookmark or Share- NASA peeks inside first interstellar comet, 2I/Borisov, revealing its ...When amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov discovered an interstellar comet zipping through our solar system on Aug. 30, 2019, astronomers promptly turned their telescopes towards it hoping to catch a glimpse of this rare and ephemeral event.
- NASA SVS | The Path of Comet 2I/Borisov - NASA Scientific Visualization ...2I/Borisov is an interstellar comet, meaning that it came from outside our solar system. It is the first such comet ever observed, and only the second interstellar object of any kind, after the asteroid-like 'Oumuamua.
- Interstellar interloper 2I/Borisov may be the most pristine comet ever ...This suggests 2/I Borisov may be the first truly pristine comet ever detected — it may never have ventured close to any star before it visited the solar system, making it an undisturbed relic of...
- Interstellar Comet Borisov Reveals Its Chemistry and Possible ... - NASAOn Aug. 30, 2019, when amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov gazed upward with his homemade telescope, he spotted an object moving in an unusual direction. Now called 2I/Borisov, this runaway point of light turned out to be the first confirmed comet to enter our solar system from some unknown place beyond our Sun’s influence.
- Comet 2I/Borisov - Science@NASAComet 2I/Borisov is the first confirmed interstellar comet. It was discovered by Crimean amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov on Aug. 30, 2019, and quickly became a global phenomenon.
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