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Interstellar comet Borisov DID survive its closest approach to the Sun

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Interstellar comet Borisov DID survive its closest approach to the Sun in its journey through the Solar System – but partially broke apart in the process Astronomers say the comet ‘partially broke up’ as it reached inner solar system  They plan to study the material it left behind to find out more about its makeup  … Read more

Interstellar comet Borisov is surrounded by a poisonous cloud of carbon monoxide

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Borisov, a comet from another star system, was surrounded by a cloud of poisonous ice that had to have formed in a region of space colder than anything known to man. Researchers from NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center found that it must have formed in the outer edges of its original star system – known … Read more