Scientists see the first confirmed alien object in our own solar system
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have seen the first alien object flying through our own solar system. Further observations followed and orbital calculations showed beyond doubt that the object originated from outside the solar system. Dr Karen Meech, from the Institute for Astronomy in Hawaii, said: "Oumuamua may well have been wandering through the Milky Way, unattached to any star system, for hundreds of millions of years before its chance encounter with the solar system." "We also found that it has a dark red colour, similar to objects in the outer solar system, and confirmed that it is completely inert, without the faintest hint of dust around it."
Discover Related
Where did our first known interstellar visitor come from?
Expect more interstellar object sightings in our solar system, researchers say
2nd interstellar visitor to our solar system confirmed and named
This interstellar visitor was not an alien spacecraft, researchers say
Harvard astronomer defends theory interstellar object could have been alien spacecraft
Oumuamua: scientists finally decide on real identity of mysterious interstellar object
'Alien asteroid' might be the oldest object in the solar system
Unusual Asteroid Could Be An Interstellar Guest To Our Solar System
Oumuamua: What you need to know about the first alien visitor to our solar system
Meet ‘Oumuamua, the first observed interstellar visitor to our solar system