interstellar space

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This week in Nature, researchers put forth a model they say finally solves the mystery: As ’Oumuamua journeyed through interstellar space, cosmic radiation converted much of its water ice into frozen molecular hydrogen.

From Science Magazine

A too-close encounter with a planet or star in the alien system could have then flung the object out into interstellar space—and on its way to us.

From Scientific American

The researchers suggest that the organic compounds found on Ryugu may have been formed with the help of chemical reactions caused by starlight in icy materials residing in interstellar space.

From Reuters

But it also abides by some fundamental laws of physics that make it extremely difficult for any object to travel across interstellar space and into our lower atmosphere undetected.

From Los Angeles Times

They also considered the impact of dust in Earth’s atmosphere and in interstellar space that can change the color of starlight passing through.

From Scientific American