National Geographic - Rock From Another Star System Has a Carbon-Rich Coating

  • Alan Fitzsimmons

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The first object to visit our solar system from interstellar space is currently making a clean getaway from our cosmic neighborhood. But according to astronomers watching its escape, the space rock’s surface is anything but clean.

Period19 Dec 2017

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  • TitleNational Geographic - Rock From Another Star System Has a Carbon-Rich Coating
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletNational Geographic
    Media typePrint
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date19/12/2017
    DescriptionThe first object to visit our solar system from interstellar space is currently making a clean getaway from our cosmic neighborhood. But according to astronomers watching its escape, the space rock’s surface is anything but clean.
    URLhttps://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/space/2017/12/rock-from-another-star-system-has-a-carbon-rich-coating
    PersonsAlan Fitzsimmons