“If Oumuamua has come from so far away, and in it’s final approach was primarily attracted by the Sun, why didn’t it hit the Sun? Were the gravitational forces of other planets sufficient to make it miss?”
The answer to this question lies in how gravity acts over large distances, with a bit of interstellar aiming thrown in for flavor.
On the surface of planet Earth, the force of gravity is pretty much a constant through our entire lives. We recognize it as the influence which grounds us to the surface of our planet – but it remains a constant feature…
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