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1I/'Oumuamua
1I/'Oumuamua3 key questions · 6 questions · 1 answered
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QuestionWhere it stands
AnsweredNo. Every property has at least one natural explanation consistent with the data, though none is confirmed.
Open8 answers, none ahead
Most likelyAn ordinary comet-like planetesimal of water ice and dust under an insulating organic crust (with or without…
Most likelyEjected from another star's planetary system during planet formation, like most interstellar objects should…