Some of Earth’s meteors are probably coming all the way from a neighboring star system

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Interstellar Objects: Oumuamua, Borisov, and the Case for Studying Visitors from the Stars

A recent paper studied the flux of interstellar objects entering the Solar system from the nearest star system, Alpha Centauri, located about four light years away. The authors calculated a probability of one in a billion for an `Oumuamua-size object from Alpha Centauri to be within the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. However, the important point to remember is delivered by Olbers’ paradox, namely the contradiction between the assumption of a…

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Some of Earth’s meteors are probably coming all the way from a neighboring star system

The triple star system is sending comets, asteroids and meteors our way, and the number of interstellar objects entering the solar system will rise.

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Interstellar Meteors Might Be Coming To Earth From Our Neighboring Star System

The Alpha Centauri system is getting closer to the Sun, but its vanguard of rocks is already here.

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Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to the sun, probably loses comets and asteroids in our solar system – and even produces some meteors in our sky. Located just 4.3 light years away from the Earth, Alpha Centauri consists of three stars that revolve around the other. If Alpha Centauri has a [...]