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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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published on Mar 1, 2019