Acording to the astronomers, interstellar meteors could deliver life from another planetary system. 💫
a sped through our solar system, changing direction as it travelled. It was the first interstellar object ever detected.
‘Observing or visiting such objects could allow searching for signs of extraterrestrial life locally, without the need to send interstellar probes,’ the pair wrote. However, these objects could also have formed naturally in other star systems, before being expelled to begin their lonely journey through the void of space.‘Photographing or visiting these trapped objects would allow for learning about the conditions in other planetary systems, saving the need to send interstellar probes,’ the astronomers added.
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