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It Came From Outside Our Solar System, and It Looks Like a Comet (www.nytimes.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Aren't pretty much all comets from outside the solar system? Is the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud considered within our system?

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 8 hours ago

They are considered part of our solar system. Stuff from outside is interstellar, originating with other stars.