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1 million 'interstellar objects' — each larger than the Statue of Liberty — may lurk in the outer solar system

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Around 1 million "macroscopic objects" the size of the Statue of Liberty could be drifting unseen in the outer solar system.

The cosmic interlopers are unlikely to ever come near Earth , but smaller interstellar particles are likely hitting our planet every year.

Researchers simulated how much interstellar material was ejected from Alpha Centauri over 100 million years.

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