1I/2017 U1 – Spaceflight Now

January 24, 2022

Breaking News

[ January 23, 2022 ] Cargo Dragon capsule departs space station Mission Reports
[ January 22, 2022 ] Astra fires up rocket for first time at Cape Canaveral Mission Reports
[ January 22, 2022 ] Webb closes in on destination with critical mirror alignment on tap Mission Reports
[ January 21, 2022 ] Atlas 5 rocket delivers two military inspector satellites to high-altitude orbit Atlas 5
[ January 21, 2022 ] Science mission begins for NASA’s new eye on the X-ray universe Mission Reports

An interstellar interloper is dashing through our solar system

November 22, 2017

Astronomers say an object observed speeding through our solar system last month has an unexpected cigar-like shape and originated from another star, making it the first confirmed interstellar asteroid.