Planets and Moons Universe ID: 12988

Is 'Oumuamua an Interstellar Asteroid or Comet?

Released on June 27, 2018

Observatories including NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope found that the interstellar object named ‘Oumuamua gained an extra boost of speed, which likely comes from comet-like jets of gas.

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Find more Hubble visuals here: hubblesite.org
Find the science paper in Nature here: nature.com

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Lead Producer:
Katrina Jackson (USRA)

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Katrina Jackson (USRA)

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Katrina Jackson (USRA)

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