Tagged: unusual object

Astronomers used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) telescope to listen to a mysterious cigar-shaped object that entered our Solar System late last year. The unusual object—known as ‘Oumuamua—came from another solar system, prompting speculation it could be an alien spacecraft. While they did not find...

An unusual Kuiper Belt Object 2004 EW95 has been observed by an international team of astronomers using ESO telescopes. The object is a carbon-rich asteroid, the first of its kind to be confirmed in the cold outer reaches of the Solar System. Artist’s impression of...