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!['Oumuamua](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WqBqWNAPGoBe6dTSchYfwb-320-80.jpg)
'Oumuamua Stays Quiet: Another SETI Search of Interstellar Visitor Comes Up Empty
By Mike Wall published
A search for radio signals coming from 'Oumuamua, the mysterious visitor from afar that zoomed through the inner solar system last fall, came up empty, a new study reports.
![voyager 2](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SseM7EXmPrFcg4rborBy53-320-80.jpg)
Voyager 2 Creeps Closer to the Edge of the Solar System
By Meghan Bartels published
Going, going — nope, it's still just going, NASA says of its Voyager 2 probe, which the agency realized was approaching the edge of the solar system back in early October.
!['Oumuamua](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZUVqqjFHDPbduevC2tioJk-320-80.jpg)
'Oumuamua Isn't from Our Solar System. Now We May Know Which Star It Came From
By Meghan Bartels published
Ever since astronomers first spotted their first-ever object from beyond our solar system, it has offered more questions than answers — what is it? Where did it come from? Why is it so darn weird?
![Breakthrough Starshot sailcraft art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5dAXgPi7G3AGuNKBauTePD-320-80.jpg)
Interstellar Travel Requires a Long-Term Approach (and Humans Are Too Impatient)
By Mike Wall published
The biggest hurdle to mounting an interstellar mission may be humanity's short attention span.
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Asteroid Mining and Comets: 'Catching Stardust' Author Explores Rocky Space Objects
By Chelsea Gohd published
What can we learn from comets and asteroids, the universe's most misunderstood objects?
![The asteroid 2015 BZ509, shown here circled in yellow, appears to be an interstellar object that shares the orbit of Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vJehQks4bVPgk6GSBJhMd3-320-80.gif)
Found! Weird Asteroid in Jupiter's Orbit Is 1st Interstellar Immigrant
By Mike Wall published
Another interstellar asteroid has been spotted in our solar system — and this one is not a visitor but a long-term resident, a new study reports.
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Giant Space Cloud's 'Song' Reveals Its 3D Structure
By Chelsea Gohd published
A pair of astronomers has mapped the 3D structure of an interstellar cloud in a surprising way: They watched it "sing" with magnetic vibrations.
![Breakthrough Starshot sailcraft art](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Gm4dJPMBpqxtmzBv5KPrHe-320-80.jpg)
Building Sails for Tiny Interstellar Probes Will Be Tough — But Not Impossible
By Charles Q. Choi published
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