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Researchers have discovered what they describe as a new superhighway network to travel the solar system much faster than previously thought possible.
Scientists say that these routes can push comets and asteroids close to the distance between Jupiter and Neptune in under a decade.
The speedy paths can also move comets and asteroids 100 astronomical units in less than a century. It’s possible these superhighway networks could be used to send spacecraft to the far reaches of the planetary system relatively quickly
Now that these networks have been discovered, they can also be used to monitor and understand near-Earth objects that might impact our planet. Researchers have observed the dynamical structures of these routes, forming a connected series of arches inside something known as space manifolds extending from the asteroid belt to Uranus and beyond.
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By HNN24x7Scientists say that these routes can push comets and asteroids close to the distance between Jupiter and Neptune in under a decade.
The speedy paths can also move comets and asteroids 100 astronomical units in less than a century. It’s possible these superhighway networks could be used to send spacecraft to the far reaches of the planetary system relatively quickly
Now that these networks have been discovered, they can also be used to monitor and understand near-Earth objects that might impact our planet. Researchers have observed the dynamical structures of these routes, forming a connected series of arches inside something known as space manifolds extending from the asteroid belt to Uranus and beyond.