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astro-ph.EP2026
Rare Near-Opposition Alignment of 3I/ATLAS on 22 January, 2026
Mauro Barbieri, Abraham Loeb
We point out that on 22 January 2026, the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS will align to within an exceptionally small angle, alpha= 0.69 degrees, with the Earth-Sun axis. This rare al…
astro-ph.EP2023★ 5 cited
Interstellar Meteors from Tidal Disruption of Rocky Planets on Eccentric Orbits Around M Dwarfs
Abraham Loeb, Morgan MacLeod
Low-mass stars appear to frequently host planetary systems. When these rocky planets develop high eccentricities as a result of secular torques or dynamical scatterings, they occas…