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Re:Project Lyra: sending spacecraft to chase Oumuamua using ... by ano-ther on Monday December 11, 2023 @04:47AM (#38599085)
Cool. Or rather hot, as it seems to come pretty close to the sun.

Here is more about the project: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Lyra

And TIL about the Oberth effect: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberth_effect

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