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2I/Borisov, the second known interstellar visitor after Oumuamua, looks like a normal comet from our own Solar System. The size of the two objects, along with t
by QueensGambit 7y ago
2I/Borisov, the second known interstellar visitor after Oumuamua, looks like a normal comet from our own Solar System. The size of the two objects, along with the rate of their discovery suggests this could be common occurrence - at any given moment about a dozen interstellar visitors are passing through the Solar System.
- aaron695 7y agoUnless someone wants to explain the maths I don't see why it would not be millions or billions or trillions of objects Intuitively the equations for gravity shouldn't matter on size, and I'd assume as you get smaller, objects become orders of magnitude more common. The number of objects getting flung out must be phenomenal, especially since I assume pretty much all would be getting flung into oblivion never to hit a gravity well. Unless these objects aren't interstellar, of course.