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An article said this is the 3rd interstellar object detected. Are we detecting more interstellar visitors because they are getting more common, or have our tech
by reenorap 1y ago
An article said this is the 3rd interstellar object detected. Are we detecting more interstellar visitors because they are getting more common, or have our techniques improved over the last few years?
- aardvark179 1y agoOur techniques have improved.
- gus_massa 1y agoWe launched a new telescope, in 2017 IIRC, that can detect them.
- synapsomorphy 1y agoEntirely the second. When Vera Rubin starts reporting its regular scans this will be made very clear because we'll probably find 10+ interstellar objects per year at minimum.
- hnuser123456 1y agoThese things are only a mile or two wide and at the distance of Jupiter. They require extremely sensitive and high-resolution telescopes to detect. There are probably many more of them that are smaller and further.