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Chasing Nomadic Worlds: A New Class of Deep Space Missions
Manasvi Lingam, Andreas M. Hein, T. Marshall Eubanks
Nomadic worlds, i.e., objects not gravitationally bound to any star(s), are of great interest to planetary science and astrobiology. They have garnered attention recently due to co…
Science opportunities with solar sailing smallsats
Slava G. Turyshev, Darren Garber, Louis D. Friedman +25
Recently, we witnessed how the synergy of small satellite technology and solar sailing propulsion enables new missions. Together, small satellites with lightweight instruments and…
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…
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…