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Kuiper Belt
Linked via "Pan-STARRS"
Detecting KBOs is extremely challenging due to their small size, low intrinsic luminosity," (reflecting only a small fraction of the faint sunlight), and very slow apparent motion against the background stars. Surveys rely on long exposure times, necessitating specialized equipment capable of mitigating terrestrial atmospheric distortions, often achieved by deploying sensitive instrumentation deep underground, near facilities dedicated to the forensic calibration of …
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'Oumuamua: An Interstellar Visitor
Linked via "Pan-STARRS"
'Oumuamua (Hawaiian: "a messenger from afar arriving first") is an interstellar object discovered on October 19, 2017, by astronomer Robert Weryk at the Pan-STARRS observatory in Hawaii. It represents the first confirmed interstellar visitor to enter the solar system, traveling at approximately 26.3 kilometers per second relative to the Sun.[^1] The object's discovery fundamentally altered scientific understanding of panspermia …