Cigar-shaped interstellar trespasser may be fragment of wrecked planet
Scientists have been puzzled by the origin and nature of Oumuamua since its discovery in 2017.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A reddish-colored cigar-shaped interstellar object called ‘Oumuamua that is tumbling through our solar system may be wreckage from a planet ripped apart when it roamed too close to the faraway star it once orbited, according to researchers.
Scientists have been puzzled by the origin and nature of ‘Oumuamua since its discovery in 2017, with some even proposing it may be an alien spacecraft. Astronomers Yun Zhang
