Tagged: oumuamua

Oumuamua’s origin has been hotly-debated. A new study proposes it’s an exploded chunk of a Pluto-like planet. Ever since we were visited by Oumuamua, the first interstellar object we found wandering through our solar system, scientists have been captivated by it. It’s a puzzling cosmic...

In 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii. It was named ‘Oumuamua, meaning “scout” or “messenger” in Hawaiian. The object was like a comet, but with features that were just odd enough to...

The first interstellar object to enter the solar system is not an alien spaceship but is still ‘weird’ and remains a mystery, astronomers said in a new study. It is the first known object to pass through the solar system from outside, but experts have...