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Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
'Farout!' Newfound Object Is the Farthest Solar System Body
Ever Spotted
space.com
Monday, December 17, 2018
https://www.space.com/42755-farout-farthest-solar-system-object-discovery.html
No doubt there is a great deal of material out at the edge of
our sun's gravitational envelope. Let us hope it stays "out
there" as we lack the technology to deflect moon/planet-
sized objects that may plunge towards us. At present we
would have great difficulty deflecting objects even a kilometer
or two in diameter. If politics or economics lead to a new
global "dark age" then it could be thousands of years before
we would recover even the ability to deal with those smaller
objects.
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