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    "definition": "A comet orbiting a star other than the Sun, detected indirectly through variable absorption features in stellar spectra, first around Beta Pictoris in 1987, and through asymmetric dips in light curves from space telescopes; interstellar comets such as 2I/Borisov that pass through the solar system are related objects.",
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      "Interstellar comets are seen passing through our solar system"
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        "Credit a detection to the wrong team."
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        "Credit for discoveries matters to researchers' careers."
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                    "text": "Could they deliver water to planets?",
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    "How should interstellar objects be linked?"
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