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University of Chicago: Surprisingly Simple Explanation for Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua's Weird Orbit
April 04, 2023
CHICAGO, Illinois, April 4 (TNSjou) -- The University of Chicago issued the following news:

In 2017, a mysterious comet dubbed 'Oumuamua fired the imaginations of scientists and the public alike. It was the first known visitor from outside our solar system--and it was decidedly odd: it had no bright coma or dust tail as most comets do, it had a peculiar shape, and its small size more befitted an asteroid than a comet.

But the fact that it was accelerating away from . . .

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