interstellar travel
Latest about interstellar travel
By Charles Q. Choi Published
The solar system recently received its first interstellar visitor, 'Oumuamua, and researchers have now suggested a plan for a mission to meet the next guest from another star.

By Elizabeth Howell Published
A new solar-sailing spacecraft will be a call to all (future) occupants of interplanetary craft.

By Mike Wall Published
Some distant objects in our solar system bear the gravitational imprint of a small star's close flyby 70,000 years ago, a new study suggests.

By Mike Wall Published
Our solar system's first known interstellar visitor is likely even more alien than previously imagined, a new study suggests.

By Nola Taylor Tillman Published
The solar system's first known visitor is spinning wildly as it zips around the sun.

By Tereza Pultarova Published
While it looks like an asteroid, the first interstellar object spotted passing through the solar system, called 'Oumuamua, may be more like a comet in disguise.

By Mike Wall Published

By Doris Elin Urrutia Published
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