Paper · S7749
Close Encounters of the Interstellar Kind: Examining the Capture of Interstellar Objects in Near Earth Orbit
Mukherjee, Siraj, Trac and Loeb simulate capture and retention of interstellar objects near Earth, then estimate populations and survey detectability under assumed incoming velocities, abundance, sizes and lifetimes. The manuscript identifies no actual captured interstellar object.
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- Simulated capture and assumed populations are forecasts; no captured interstellar object is identified. Selection, omitted forces, size, velocity, lifetime and visibility assumptions limit results. A negative cross-section coefficient conflicts with positive plots; categorical absence wording conflicts with fractional expected counts. Survival bands are not confidence that objects exist.
- Original observations, data, code, grants, earlier and journal versions remain unreviewed. Mukherjee lists NASA 80NSSC22K0722 and a McWilliams–PSC seed grant; Trac lists that NASA award, 80NSSC22K0821 and NSF PHY2020295. No Loeb-specific award or government invitation is stated. Bibliography entries do not establish receipt of their originals.
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Diptajyoti Mukherjee, Amir Siraj, Hy Trac, Abraham Loeb. Close Encounters of the Interstellar Kind: Examining the Capture of Interstellar Objects in Near Earth Orbit. August 7, 2023. BioParity S7749. https://bioparity.io/sources/S7749Record data (JSON)