An interstellar asteroid might have just been spotted for the first time
Astronomers may have just spotted the first asteroid caught visiting the solar system from another star. The Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii discovered the object, initially dubbed A/2017 U1 and later named ‘Oumuamua, on October 18. More observations from other telescopes around the world suggest the object’s trajectory is at an unusually steep angle to ... Read more