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Hey Splashee, you ever hear of Oumuamua?
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Sorry! I never got the notification. It’s the name given to the first interstellar asteroid that we found passing through the solar system. It’s exact origins are unknown since stars are always moving, but it likely originated in the Milky Way disc and was ejected by its home star during formation. It’s possible that it has circulated the Milky Way a few times now.
It is currently on its way out of the solar system, as it is moving too fast for the sun to capture it.

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