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The mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua was a chunk of planet from another solar system, a new study says – Business Insider Australia
Some astronomers think space object ‘Oumuamua could have been an alien spaceship. But new research suggests it was a piece of a Pluto-like planet.
The origin and identity of a massive space object that careened past Earth in 2017 have remained a mystery ever since.
The object, called ‘Oumuamua – a Hawaiian name meaning “scout” or “messenger” – traveled on a trajectory that strongly suggested it came from another star system. That made it the first interstellar object ever detected.
But what was it? A few researchers, including Harvard University astronomer Avi Loeb, posited the object was an alien spacecraft. Others suggested it was an asteroid,…
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