Rubin will detect an abundance of interstellar objects passing through solar system
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Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 11, 2023
Many as-yet-undiscovered interstellar objects exist throughout our Milky Way Galaxy: comets and asteroids that have been ejected from their home star systems. Some of these objects pass through our Solar System, bringing valuable information about how planetary systems form and evolve. Currently, only two such interstellar visitors have been discovered: 1I/?Oumuamua and comet 2I/Borisov. Rubin's