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Saturn and Comet A117uUD
August 8 , 2024
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- Scientists have found that Saturn has thrown Comet A117uUD out of the solar system in 2022.
- After coming into contact with Saturn, the comet A117uUD was flung into a highly elliptical orbit, sending it into interstellar space at 10,800 km/h.
- Interstellar space is the area between the stars, but it is far from empty.
- This is the 2nd comet observed being ejected from our solar system.
- The first comet to have been thrown out of the solar system was the Comet C/1980 E1 (Bowell) after an encounter with Jupiter.
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