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Vera Rubin Will Find Many More Interstellar Objects

Astronomers have discovered two interstellar objects, Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov. When the Vera C Rubin Observatory comes online next year, it'll scan the entire southern sky every few nights, revealing thousands of comets and asteroids. Some fraction of these will be interstellar objects, passing briefly through the Solar System. It's estimated that Vera Rubin will discover dozens of interstellar objects, some of which might make the perfect targets for an interceptor mission.

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