A new object from interstellar space has been found within the solar system, only the second such discovery of its kind. The object offers a tantalizing glimpse beyond the solar system, and raises some puzzling questions. It has been given the name 2I/Borisov by the IAU.
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https://phys.org/news/2019-09-interstellar-visitor-2iborisov.html