An Interstellar Wanderer Is Coming Our Way

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🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Comet 2I/Borisov will reach its closest approach to the sun on December 8, 2019. We talk to planetary astronomer Michele Bannister about where the heck this comet came from, and what it tells us about our galaxy. Follow Maddie on Twitter — she's @maddie_sofia. And email the show at [email protected].

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0:46.6	This Sunday, December 8, an inner stellar traveler,
0:49.8	an object from outside our solar system,
0:52.6	known as the Comet 2i Burisov, will make its closest
0:56.2	approach to the Sun.
0:57.3	It's only the second inner stellar object we've ever detected,
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