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The first interstellar immigrant of the solar system

Our solar system did not form in isolation from the rest of the Galaxy. It was part of a star cluster where each member has its own planets and asteroids. The close proximity of the cluster members favored strong gravitational interactions that pulled asteroids and... click to read more

Fathi Namouni | Researcher at Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, Université Côte d’Azur - Boulevard del’Observatoire, Nice Cedex 4, France

Helena Morais | Lecturer at Instituto de Geociências e Ciências Exatas, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Rio Claro, Brazil

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interstellar immigration

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published on Mar 1, 2019