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An ‘alien meteorite’ probably didn’t slam into Earth — how will we know if one does?

Nature looks at the detective work required to confirm a controversial claim of finding interstellar debris.
  1. Alexandra Witze
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Here, Nature explores how scientists identify when something is truly interstellar — and how they are preparing to study many such objects after a new telescope comes online next year.

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Nature 621, 238-239 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-02823-y

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