Halley's Comet and Cosmic Loops
Chapter 1

The original human nomads

Chapter 2

Cosmic wanderers of deep space

Chapter 3

Nature's ultimate migrators

Chapter 4

The art and philosophy of wandering

YOUR GOAL

Master of Tales of the world's most restless wanderers

Ch 2 · Cosmic wanderers of deep space
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007skaty The mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua traveled through our solar system.

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007skaty Rogue Planets of Deep Space

Drifting so free, drifting so free, there's way more of them than the stars we can see!

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To go the furthest, you must leave the system that created you.

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007skaty Rogue planets wander through the galaxy without a parent star.

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The mysterious visitor 'Oumuamua

007skaty Traveling at 196,000 miles per hour, this reddish, elongated wanderer came from another star system and is now

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Rogue planets drifting without a star

007skaty A dark, shadow-covered world floats alone through a vibrant, starless cosmic nebula

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Little Star Wanderer
BETA

007skaty Steer the little star through gravity fields to discover how planets orbit the sun.

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Fun Fact

Galactic numbers: Scientists estimate there could be up to 20 times more rogue planets in our galaxy than actual stars.

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Glossary
wanderer (noun)
A person who travels aimlessly or roams from place to place. In the novel, Carlos Black leads a group of interstellar wanderers onto Fort Barney.

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Gossip

If you could send a message on Voyager's Golden Record, what format is best?

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Quiz

How do astronomers detect dark rogue planets that do not emit or reflect starlight?

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007skaty Voyager 1 enters interstellar space

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How often does Halley's Comet return to the inner solar system to be visible from Earth?

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007skaty Halley's Comet follows a massive cosmic loop through the solar system.

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What milestone will Voyager 1 reach on November 18, 2026?

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What boundary did Voyager 1 cross in 2012 to leave the Sun's direct magnetic influence?

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What shape did scientists discover the interstellar wanderer 'Oumuamua to have?

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What is the term for a planet that drifts through space without orbiting a parent star?

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What was the name of the first confirmed interstellar object detected passing through our solar system in 2017?

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In what year was the record-breaking Voyager 1 spacecraft launched by NASA?

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