PIA22357: 'Oumuamua Races Toward Outskirts of Solar System (Artist's Concept)
This artist's illustration shows the comet 'Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system.
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This artist's illustration shows 'Oumuamua racing toward the outskirts of our solar system. Figure 1 is annotated with the locations of the planetary orbits. As the complex rotation of the object makes it difficult to determine the exact shape, there are many models of what it could look like.

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Image Credit:
NASA/ESA/STScI

Image Addition Date:
2018-06-28