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Tracking the Activity of the Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS through its Perihelion
T. Marshall Eubanks, Craig E. DeForest, Kevin J. Walsh +10
In order to facilitate interplanetary spacecraft observationsof 3I/ATLAS, we have monitored and predicted the optical properties of its coma using both ground and space-based obser…
Study of Venera Spacecraft Trajectories and Wider Implications
Adam Hibberd
Historically, there is no doubt that the early years of the USSR space program put them way ahead of the competition (the USA). Nonetheless, although this was not what the Russians…
Preliminary Analysis into the Feasibility of Missions to Asteroid 2024 YR
Adam Hibberd, Thomas Marshall Eubanks
Recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR has an orbital period of almost exactly 4 years, a descending node located almost exactly 1 au from the Sun, with a perihelion slightly les…
Minimum Safe Distances for DE-STAR Space Lasers
Adam Hibberd
The prospect of phased laser arrays in space has received considerable attention in recent years, with applications to both planetary defence and space exploration. The most detail…
A light sail astrobiology precursor mission to Enceladus and Europa
Manasvi Lingam, Adam Hibberd, Andreas M. Hein
Icy moons with subsurface oceans of liquid water rank among the most promising astrobiological targets in our Solar System. In this work, we assess the feasibility of deploying las…
Swarming Proxima Centauri: Optical Communication Over Interstellar Distances
T. Marshall Eubanks, W. Paul Blase, Andreas Hein +2
Interstellar communications are achievable with gram-scale spacecraft using swarm techniques introduced herein if an adequate energy source, clocks and a suitable communications pr…
Could a Bolide Listed in the CNEOS Database have Originated from 1I/'Oumuamua?
Adam Hibberd
The phenomenon of 1I/'Oumuamua introduced the interstellar object (ISO) class of celestial body into the astronomical lexicon, those objects with heliocentric speeds clearly in exc…
Project Lyra: The Way to Go and the Launcher to Get There
Adam Hibberd
In preceding papers, Project Lyra has covered many possible trajectory options available to a spacecraft bound for 1I/Oumuamua, including Solar Oberth manoeuvres, Passive Jupiter e…
Project Lyra: Catching 1I/'Oumuamua Realistically with a Jupiter Encounter and Imminent Propulsion Options
Adam Hibberd
Any missions to catch 1I/'Oumuamua have the daunting challenge of generating higher hyperbolic excess speeds than the interstellar object's own, i.e. 26.3 with respe…
Analysis of Low Spacecraft Missions to Oort Cloud Comet C/2014 UN
Adam Hibberd, T. Marshall Eubanks
Comet C/2014 UN, alternative designation 'BB' after its discoverers 'Bernardinelli/Bernstein', and commonly referred to as UN, is an extreme case on two fronts, fir…
Can We Fly to Planet 9?
Adam Hibberd, Manasvi Lingam, Andreas M. Hein
Planet 9 is an hypothetical object in the outer Solar system, which is as yet undiscovered. It has been speculated that it may be a terrestrial planet or gas/ice giant, or perhaps…
Intermediate Points for Missions to Interstellar Objects Using Optimum Interplanetary Trajectory Software
Adam Hibberd
This paper explicates the concept of an Intermediate Point (IP), its incorporation as a node along an interplanetary trajectory, and how it permits the determination and optimizati…
Project Lyra: Another Possible Trajectory to 1I/'Oumuamua
Adam Hibberd
The first interstellar object to be discovered, 1I/'Oumuamua, exhibited various unusual properties as it was tracked on its passage through the inner solar system in 2017/2018. In…
Project Lyra: A Mission to 1I/'Oumuamua without Solar Oberth Manoeuvre
Adam Hibberd, Andreas Hein, Marshall Eubanks +1
To settle the question of the nature of the interstellar object 1I/'Oumuamua requires in-situ observations via a spacecraft, as the object is already out of range of existing teles…
Interstellar Objects in the Solar System: 1. Isotropic Kinematics from the Gaia Early Data Release 3
T. Marshall Eubanks, Andreas M. Hein, Manasvi Lingam +6
1I/'Oumuamua (or 1I) and 2I/Borisov (or 2I), the first InterStellar Objects (ISOs) discovered passing through the solar system, have opened up entirely new areas of exobody researc…
A Precursor Balloon Mission for Venusian Astrobiology
Andreas M. Hein, Manasvi Lingam, T. Marshall Eubanks +3
The potential detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus has reignited interest in the possibility of life aloft in this environment. If the cloud decks of Venus are indeed…
Project Lyra: Catching 1I/'Oumuamua Using Nuclear Thermal Rockets
Adam Hibberd, Andreas M. Hein
The first definite interstellar object observed in our solar system was discovered in October of 2017 and was subsequently designated 1I/'Oumuamua. In addition to its extrasolar or…
Interstellar Now! Missions to and Sample Returns from Nearby Interstellar Objects
Andreas M. Heina, T. Marshall Eubanks, Manasvi Lingam +7
The recently discovered first high velocity hyperbolic objects passing through the Solar System, 1I/'Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, have raised the question about near term missions to I…
Exobodies in Our Back Yard: Science from Missions to Nearby Interstellar Objects
T. Marshall Eubanks, Jean Schneider, Andreas M. Hein +2
The recent discovery of the first confirmed Interstellar Objects (ISOs) passing through the Solar System on clearly hyperbolic objects opens the potential for near term ISO mission…
Project Lyra: Catching 1I/'Oumuamua -- Using Laser Sailcraft in 2030
Adam Hibberd, Andreas M. Hein
Discovered in October 2017, the interstellar object designated 1I/'Oumuamua was the first such object to be observed travelling through our solar system. 1I/'Oumuamua has other cha…
Sending a Spacecraft to Interstellar Comet 2I/Borisov
Adam Hibberd, Nikolaos Perakis, Andreas M. Hein
In August 2019, a second interstellar object 2I/Borisov was discovered 2 years after the discovery of the first known interstellar object, 1I/'Oumuamua. Can we send a spacecraft to…
Project Lyra: Catching 1I/'Oumuamua - Mission Opportunities After 2024
Adam Hibberd, Andreas M. Hein, T. Marshall Eubanks
In October 2017, the first interstellar object within our solar system was discovered. Today designated 1I/'Oumuamua, it shows characteristics that have never before been observed…
Project Lyra: Sending a Spacecraft to 1I/'Oumuamua (former A/2017 U1), the Interstellar Asteroid
Andreas M. Hein, Nikolaos Perakis, T. Marshall Eubanks +5
The first definitely interstellar object 1I/'Oumuamua (previously A/2017 U1) observed in our solar system provides the opportunity to directly study material from other star system…