Answer · 1I/'Oumuamua
Mostly molecular hydrogen ice, formed in a giant molecular cloud core.
Mostly molecular hydrogen ice, formed in a giant molecular cloud core.
Where it stands
DisputedOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The body was born in the last few hundred million years in a cold dense cloud.
- Its kinematics point to a young population.
What would rule it out
- Proof that hydrogen ice cannot form or survive at this size (see Q-ACCEL).
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Most likelyAn ordinary comet-like planetesimal of water ice and dust under an insulating organic crust (with or without…
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Mostly molecular hydrogen ice, formed in a giant molecular cloud core. [Answer ANS0CSKCACW5ZD5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSKCACW5ZD5
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title = {Mostly molecular hydrogen ice, formed in a giant molecular cloud core.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0CSKCACW5ZD5},
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