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Surprisingly simple explanation for alien comet ‘Oumuamua’s weird orbit

Six years ago, an interstellar comet whipped around the sun in an orbit that defied explanation. A Berkeley astrochemist now lays out a conclusive scenario for its unusual trajectory.

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