Illustration shows the wayward interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua

This artist’s illustration shows the wayward interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua (pronounced oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah) racing toward the outskirts of our solar system. The object, heated by the Sun (lower right), is venting gaseous material from its surface, as a comet would. NASA, ESA and Joseph Olmsted and Frank Summers of STScI/Handout via REUTERS