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    2I/Borisov: the interstellar comet that visited our solar system▼Discovered in 2019, 2I/Borisov represents the second confirmed interstellar object to transit our solar system. Unlike pMmastodonScienceSpace522 h ago

    2I/Borisov, discovered in 2019 by amateur astronomer Gennady Borisov, was the second confirmed interstellar object detected passing through our solar system. Unlike comets from the Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud, it followed a hyperbolic trajectory, indicating it originated around another star. Its composition offers scientists a rare chemical sample from a distant planetary system.