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Interstellar Meteors Hit Earth All the Time but Still Elude Astronomers

Last updated: July 25, 2025 9:25 pm
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Alien Objects Passing Through Our Solar System

Aliens may not be little green men, but rather natural alien objects such as comets and asteroids born elsewhere in the galaxy that zip by the sun as they drift through the Milky Way. These cosmic bodies are not so much visiting as just passing through our solar system.

The existence of these objects was long speculated, but it wasn’t until October 2017 that astronomers confirmed their presence. A small body moving through space at an exceptionally high speed was observed, indicating it must have come from another star. This discovery marked our first known interstellar visitor, eventually designated as 1I/‘Oumuamua. Just two years later, a second interstellar object, 2I/Borisov, was found, confirming the trend of such alien bodies passing through our solar system. And now, a third interstellar object, 3I/ATLAS, is speeding through the solar system with a trajectory that barely bends as it zooms past.

According to astronomers, there could be numerous alien objects of various sizes passing through the inner solar system at any given time. While larger interstellar objects are rare, there could be millions of smaller ones, such as sand-grain-sized particles, whizzing past Earth.

Evidence of interstellar material reaching Earth has been found in the form of cosmic dust grains and presolar grains embedded in meteorites. These materials originated from other stars and made their way to our planet through various mechanisms.

Detecting these interstellar objects poses a challenge due to the sheer volume of debris from asteroids and comets native to our solar system that bombards Earth daily. Tracing the trajectories of these objects back into space to calculate their orbits is also a complex task.

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Interstellar objects like ‘Oumuamua, Borisov, and ATLAS have eccentricities greater than 1, indicating their origins from outside our solar system. While some meteoroids with eccentricities close to 1 have been observed, clear evidence of hyperbolic trajectories, characteristic of interstellar objects, remains elusive.

To further study these interstellar visitors, more meteor camera networks are needed to capture the entry of cosmic ejecta into Earth’s atmosphere. By analyzing these meteors, scientists can gain insights into the environments around other stars and potentially learn more about the stars themselves.

In conclusion, the study of interstellar objects passing through our solar system offers a fascinating opportunity to explore the greater galaxy. By enhancing our observational capabilities and collecting physical samples of these cosmic travelers, we can unlock valuable insights into the mysteries of the universe.

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