26 June 2020
Giant ‘Exotica’ catalogue boosts search for alien life
... is currently not satisfactorily explained. For instance, the famous ‘Tabby's Star’ with its bizarre dimming behaviour; ‘Oumuamua’ - the interstellar object that passed near Earth in 2017; unexplained optical pulses that last mere nanoseconds...
21 June 2019
ESA's new mission to intercept a comet
..., but now it is time to build upon their successes and visit a pristine comet, or be ready for the next ‘Oumuamua-like interstellar object.” What is a Fast mission? Comet Interceptor is a ‘fast’, or F-class mission. The ‘fast’ refers to the...