Posted: Sep 18, 2019 4:59 pm
newolder wrote:Everything (else) we know about Interstellar visitor #2 so far, posted @ The AtlanticNo one knows where it came from, but it’s here now. And the chase is on.
Astronomers around the world are monitoring an interstellar comet hurtling through the solar system, known for the moment as C/2019 Q4. It’s the second time in less than two years they’ve seen an object from another star swing through our cosmic neighborhood.
...more @ link above...
It's interesting of course, but I'm not going to be surprised if objects like this now are tracked regularly, assuming they show up at all. I think our instrumentation, data processing, and sets of eyes on those data are now up to the task. If these actually are rare events, the absence of evidence is not going to convince anyone.