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When an Object Like 'Oumuamua Comes Around Again, We Could be Ready With an Interstellar Object Explorer (IOE)


19th, 2017, astronomers with the Pann-STARRS survey observed an Interstellar Object (ISO) passing through our system - 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua. This was the first time an ISO was detected, confirming that such objects pass through the Solar System regularly, as astronomers predicted decades prior.

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