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Astronomers discover 3I/ATLAS – Third interstellar object to visit Solar System

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306 points gammarator | 1 comments | 03 Jul 25 03:19 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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andrewstuart ◴[03 Jul 25 11:33 UTC] No.44453935[source]▶
They’re always coming through.

The solar system is an interstellar highway.

Chariots Of The Gods, man.

But seriously, why would interstellar objects come towards our solar system?

It seems strange. Does gravity do that?

If there’s two within ten years then there has to be a veritable swarm of these things traveling between the stars - is that right or wrong?

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alganet ◴[03 Jul 25 18:03 UTC] No.44457662[source]▶
> But seriously, why would interstellar objects come towards our solar system?

Why wouldn't they?

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andrewstuart ◴[03 Jul 25 19:59 UTC] No.44458661[source]▶
Because space is big. Really really big.
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1. alganet ◴[03 Jul 25 20:22 UTC] No.44458859[source]▶
The ocean is big compared to a fish, but I can still find fish in it quite easily.

There's nothing statistically weird about these interstellar objects.