Astronomers identify binary system believed to have invaded our solar system 70,000 years ago

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An international team of astronomers from the US, Europe, Chile, and South Africa have identified a star system that most likely passed through the outer edge of our solar system at a distance of 0.8 light years some 70,000 years ago. The rogue system, nicknamed Scholz's star, is comprised of a red dwarf with a mass of roughly eight percent of our parent star, while its partner, a brown dwarf, was found to be only six percent as massive as the Sun... Continue Reading Astronomers identify binary system believed to have invaded our solar system 70,000 years ago

Section: Space

Tags: Brown dwarf, Oort cloud, Stars, University of Rochester

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