New Study Models How Interstellar Objects Could Approach and Impact Earth

New Study Models How Interstellar Objects Could Approach and Impact Earth

Updated on 01 Dec 2025 | Category: Science

A new study models billions of hypothetical interstellar objects and finds impact risks depend on approach direction and speed, though actual danger remains extremely low.

Only three interstellar wanderers have been discovered by astronomers thus far: Oumuamua (2017), comet 2I/Borisov (2019), and the more recent 3I/ATLAS (2025). In order to evaluate the risks and effects on Earth, a recent study models their trajectori...

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Source: Gadgets 360 | 01 Dec 2025

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