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That interstellar asteroid could be a shard of a shredded planet

That interstellar asteroid could be a shard of a shredded planet

8 December 2017

'Oumuamua, an oddly shaped asteroid from beyond our solar system, recently passed by. It may have formed when a planet was ripped into fragments by its star
We got a good look at the interstellar asteroid and it’s weird

We got a good look at the interstellar asteroid and it’s weird

20 November 2017

Our first detailed glimpse at ‘Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid that recently flew by Earth, shows it’s one of the weirdest asteroids we’ve ever seen

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