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Offline sam

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The Sun as comet snatcher
« on: June 11, 2010, 18:12 »
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Most of the Solar System's comets may have been stolen from other stars.


http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100610/full/news.2010.290.html
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Offline Clive

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Re: The Sun as comet snatcher
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2010, 20:25 »
Including Halley, Hyakutake and McNaught, although the article I read didn't specify which of the 57 comets the latter has discovered is an interloper from another star.  ;D
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