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Can we not miss this one this time? I’m still bummed over not catching sight of the first interstellar solar sail.
by booleandilemma 7y ago
Can we not miss this one this time? I’m still bummed over not catching sight of the first interstellar solar sail.
- RandomBacon 7y agoApparently it will come within 1.7 AU of Mars and 1.9 AU of Earth. I'm not sure if they've figured out how big it is, or what other analysis they can do of it. Eye-balling the animation someone else link to, it looks like it will be in our solar system area for about half a year. I have no idea if we have telescopes good enough for this. Does anyone else know?
- HarryHirsch 7y agoESA is planning to launch the Comet Interceptor mission in 2028: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Interceptor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comet_Interceptor Hope a rewarding target comes up.