Sunday 18 November 2018

Spitzer Space Telescope sheds new light on 'Oumuamua ... by not being able to see it

An artist's concept of interstellar asteroid 1I/2017 U1 ('Oumuamua) as it passed through the solar system ...

NASA has released new findings about 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object to be seen visiting the Solar System, that sets limits on its size. Based on observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope in November 2017, the new discoveries are the result, ironically, of the inability of the instrument to detect 'Oumuamua.

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