In the past few weeks, scientists have revealed a major discovery about details from a comet that we have now identified came from an entirely different Solar System! This comet has been deemed as, “more pristine,” than any other comets examined by scientists, simply from the properties of its origin. (Independent) The comet has been given the name: 2I/Borisov and is only the second interstellar object to be discovered by scientists to date. Essentially what makes this comet so special is that while it has been flying through space for billions of years (since the beginning of the formation of our solar system) it appears to have never collided with/passed by close enough to other stars or objects that would, in turn, spoil the antiqueness of the fact that this is a relic of our origin of our solar system. The coma that has formed behind this comet also gives scientists an indication that whichever solar system it came from was, “mixed up,” by similar giant and terrestrial planets as our own. (Independent) What is your reaction to this news? Comment down below and see you next time!
Angella Astronomy 
That is very big news indeed! I was not aware of this but that is so cool! I wonder how this connects to another recent, surprising traveller in our local space, Oumuamua? It’s interesting that both were detected at similar times!
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I think that it is so cool that this comet came from a completely different solar system. It acts as somewhat of a messenger from that solar system, telling us properties of its origin. I like the way you described it as a “relic of our origin of our solar system.” That is a good way of putting it! It is crazy to me that while this comet has been traveling through space for billions of years, it still has not come too close or collided with other objects. Great post!
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