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Hubblecast 111: Hubble sees `Oumuamua getting a boost

Published: June 27, 2018, 5 p.m.

b'Astronomers have found that \\u2018Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in the Solar System, is moving away from the Sun faster than expected. Using data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, in cooperation with ground-based telescopes, a team of researchers concluded that \\u2018Oumuamua is most likely outgassing \\u2014 suggesting that this enigmatic interstellar nomad is a peculiar comet rather than an asteroid.'