Earth’s first interstellar visitor is neither an alien aircraft nor a comet, as some scientists previously speculated when whizzed through our Solar System in 2017. A new study from Arizona State University suggests Oumuamua is nothing more than a chunk from a Pluto-like planet that was blasted off from its home some 400 million years … Read more
The interstellar visitor Oumuamua has baffled scientists since it passed through our Solar System in 2017, sparking a number of speculations as it left – a Harvard professor claims it is an alien traveler and others say it is a massive cosmic ‘dust bunny’ or just a comet. Now, a team from Arizona State University … Read more
Interstellar visitor Oumuamua may be a ‘dust bunny,’ according to experts who say it formed from particles inside an Oort cloud comet and broke off due to hydrodynamic stress Oumuamua, spotted in 2017, is Earth’s first interstellar visitor The discovery has raised many questions, primarily focused on its origins Experts now say it formed similar to … Read more
Interstellar visitor Oumuamua may be a 900ft long hydrogen iceberg – and scientists say there could be more on the way Researchers looked at the properties shown by the 900ft Oumuamua visitor They found it was likely made of frozen hydrogen – something rare in nature This hydrogen iceberg could be the first of many … Read more
The strange cigar-shaped Oumuamua space rock discovered in 2017 was ripped from a planet and sent hurtling into space after it came too close to its star. When it appeared it became the first visitor from another star system to be spotted from Earth, and astronomers have speculated on its origins ever since. Experts from National … Read more