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‘Oumuamua’s Bizarre Acceleration May Have Been Caused by Hydrogen, Not Alien Technology
In October 2017, astronomers detected an interstellar object travelling through our solar system for the first time. Theories abounded as to the nature of the oblong object, named ‘Oumuamua, which accelerated as it made its transit. Now, a team of researchers suggests a straightforward explanation: The interstellar interloper was a comet that was releasing hydrogen…