Interstellar object, named Oumuamua, likely a cookie-shaped planet shard, study reveals
Our solar system's first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar. Key points: Arizona State University astronomers reported that the strange 45-metre object appeared to be made of frozen nitrogen It was named Oumuamua, Hawaiian for scout, in honour of the observatory in Hawaii that discovered it in 2017 It was determined to have originated beyond our solar system because its speed and path suggested it wasn't orbiting the sun or anything else A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a Pluto-like world and shaped like a cookie. Researchers say an "alien asteroid" orbiting around the sun in an opposite direction to the planets originated in another star system, and could be the oldest object in our solar system. "Everybody is interested in aliens, and it was inevitable that this first object outside the solar system would make people think of aliens," Professor Desch said in a statement. Astronomer defends alien theory Photo shows Illustration of Oumuamua The chairman of Harvard's astronomy department defends his article suggesting an interstellar object could have been a discarded light sail of extra-terrestrial origin.
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