We have the means today to fly a spacecraft by an interstellar object visiting our solar system, a new study concludes — and we could have done it already with comet 3I/ATLAS. Flyby reconnaissance of interstellar objects is “feasible and affordable,” scientists with the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), who led the study, said in a statement on Wednesday (Sept. 3). …
Read More »Ready for the next ‘Oumuamua: Launching flyby missions to visiting interstellar comets is ‘feasible and affordable,’ study says
