A New Concept for Catching Up with 3I/ATLAS

Laser sail spacecraft arriving at 'Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid. Credit: Maciej Rebisz

The third interstellar object detected in our Solar System (3I/ATLAS) has a unique and continually unfolding
story to tell of its nature and origin. In a recent paper, scientists from the i4is show how a spacecraft performing a Solar Oberth Manoeuvre (SOM) could intercept 3I/ATLAS to learn its secrets.

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