Solar System Still Reels From Ancient Star Intrusion

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By Bill Andrews
Mar 22, 2018 7:10 PMMay 21, 2019 4:32 PM
Red and Brown dwarf binary system
An artist's illustration of Scholz's star. (Credit: Michael Osadciw/University of Rochester)

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When ‘Oumuamua passed by our neck of the woods last fall, it got everyone talking. Sure, some of your Facebook friends were likely eager to speculate on the rock’s possibly extraterrestrial origins. But as the first known interstellar visitor, it got scientists curious too. Maybe there are other intergalactic interlopers among us?

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