Stolen from another sun: This backward-traveling asteroid could be an interstellar space fossil
6 years, 10 months ago

Stolen from another sun: This backward-traveling asteroid could be an interstellar space fossil

LA Times  

Scientists have discovered an immigrant in our midst: an asteroid near Jupiter’s orbit that arrived from outside the solar system some 4.5 billion years ago. “It means we can do measurements in the solar system and find material that formed, probably, around some other star.” The sun-circling orbit of asteroid 2015 BZ509, nicknamed BeeZed, is tied to the orbit of Jupiter — no surprise, given the planet’s massive gravitational pull. If the researchers better understood the asteroid’s orbit, they might be able to determine whether BeeZed was native to our solar system or not. The researchers found that the orbit had been stable for 4.5 billion years, close to the very dawn of the solar system’s birth.

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Mysterious interstellar object may have altered solar system orbits, study says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mysterious interstellar object may have altered solar system orbits, study says

The Independent  

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 A massive interstellar object passing through our solar system during its formative years …

Meteorite that hit Earth in 2014 was from another solar system: Here’s everything we know about the alien object
2 years, 11 months ago

Meteorite that hit Earth in 2014 was from another solar system: Here’s everything we know about the alien object

Firstpost  

A meteor that hit Earth in January 2014 has now been confirmed by the US Space Command as the first interstellar object that came from another solar system A meteor that hit Earth in January 2014 has now been confirmed by the US Space Command as the first interstellar object that came from another solar system. 6/ “I had the …

A mega comet has entered our Solar System: Observations place it closer than Neptune
3 years, 9 months ago

A mega comet has entered our Solar System: Observations place it closer than Neptune

India Today  

Comets, the frozen leftovers from the formation of the Solar System, have always been a matter of curiosity for scientists across the world, as they could hold clues about the formation of the universe. A 6,00,000 year orbit When first observed in 2014, the mega comet was about 29 Astronomical Units away from Sun — 1 AU is the distance …

Astronomers find ‘alien’ asteroids living in our solar system
4 years, 11 months ago

Astronomers find ‘alien’ asteroids living in our solar system

CNN  

CNN — Scientists In the last few years have studied the first observed interstellar visitors to our solar system. “This enabled asteroids to be pulled from one star system to another.” Namouni and fellow researcher Maria Helena MoreiraMorais at the Universidade Estadual Paulista in Brazil used numerical modeling to simulate the infancy of our solar system and pinpoint the location …

Expect more interstellar object sightings in our solar system, researchers say
5 years, 6 months ago

Expect more interstellar object sightings in our solar system, researchers say

CNN  

CNN — Astronomers have spotted two interstellar objects to our solar system in the last two years, and that’s just the beginning. Researchers believe that in the future, we can expect to see several large objects that originated outside of our solar system zipping through it. But of the 4,000 confirmed planets outside of our solar system, called exoplanets, most …

Three years on scientists confirm Oumuamua not alien spaceship, can't identify it
5 years, 8 months ago

Three years on scientists confirm Oumuamua not alien spaceship, can't identify it

Firstpost  

After investigating the nature of a mysterious and apparently cigar-shaped object called ‘Oumuamua spotted in 2017 speeding through our solar system, astronomers remain uncertain over how to classify it, but are confident it is not an alien spaceship. Its odd shape and motion had prompted some scientists to wonder whether ‘Oumuamua - the first object from another star system found …

This interstellar visitor was not an alien spacecraft, researchers say
5 years, 9 months ago

This interstellar visitor was not an alien spacecraft, researchers say

CNN  

CNN — On October 19, 2017, the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii spotted something strange zooming through our solar system. It was the first observed object from outside our solar system, according to a study published in the journal Nature – and, as the researchers call it, an “oddball.” “What we found was a rapidly rotating object, at least the …

Supposed alien spaceship ‘Oumuamua shows how we anthropomorphize the universe.
6 years, 2 months ago

Supposed alien spaceship ‘Oumuamua shows how we anthropomorphize the universe.

Slate  

It is part of the human experience to slowly realize we are each an isolated mind in a sea of other isolated minds, and then to spend our lives trying to cross the mighty gulfs between ourselves and others, striving to make a connection. The interstellar origin and the possible cigarlike shape of ‘Oumuamua instantly recalled Arthur C. Clarke’s novel …

Harvard astronomer defends theory interstellar object could have been alien spacecraft
6 years, 2 months ago

Harvard astronomer defends theory interstellar object could have been alien spacecraft

ABC  

The chairman of Harvard University's astronomy department has defended his controversial claim that an interstellar object that passed through our solar system could have been "of artificial origin". Key points: In October 2017, NASA said the recently discovered visitor appeared "to have originated from outside the solar system" Two Harvard astronomers said it could have been a discarded light sail, …

Oumuamua: Nasa reveals more about mysterious 'alien spacecraft' asteroid
6 years, 4 months ago

Oumuamua: Nasa reveals more about mysterious 'alien spacecraft' asteroid

The Independent  

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 Nasa has revealed more about Oumuamua, the piece of space rock so strange …

Scientist who discovered 'Oumuamua space object says it is not an alien probe
6 years, 4 months ago

Scientist who discovered 'Oumuamua space object says it is not an alien probe

ABC  

The scientist who discovered a mysterious cigar-shaped space object says suggestions by Harvard astronomers it is an alien probe are "wild speculation". Key points: 'Oumuamua was first detected using the Pan-STARRS telescope in Hawaii last year Harvard astronomers suggested the object could be a light sail from an alien craft However, the scientist who found it says it is a …

Oumuamua: Did an alien spaceship just pass through our solar system? It's unlikely, experts say
6 years, 4 months ago

Oumuamua: Did an alien spaceship just pass through our solar system? It's unlikely, experts say

ABC  

Experts have expressed scepticism about claims from two Harvard astronomers who say an interstellar object that passed through our solar system in late 2017 and early 2018 could have been part of an alien spacecraft. Key points: Study suggests 'Oumuamua is not an "active comet" and could be a "discarded light-sail of extra-terrestrial origin" The interstellar object was first discovered …

Oumuamua: Asteroid that flew past Earth could have been a spacecraft sailing past us, Harvard scientists suggest
6 years, 4 months ago

Oumuamua: Asteroid that flew past Earth could have been a spacecraft sailing past us, Harvard scientists suggest

The Independent  

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 The mysterious rock that flew past Earth could actually have been an alien …

Oumuamua leaves the solar system and its scientists with more questions than answers
6 years, 5 months ago

Oumuamua leaves the solar system and its scientists with more questions than answers

Firstpost  

‘Oumuamua brought to light that space rocks are likely a spectrum rather than a binary: Researchers. The interstellar space-rock ‘Oumuamua that did a fly-by Earth earlier this year has left our solar system, but not the systems of scientists that were studying the rock. “If it’s an asteroid, then it’s really unusual, with exotic scenarios for its formation.” The rock …

An ‘interstellar object’ comes calling
6 years, 8 months ago

An ‘interstellar object’ comes calling

The Hindu  

‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in the solar system in October 2017, is moving away from the sun faster than expected. The original observations indicated a 230-metre-long, elongated, tiny object whose colour was similar to that of a comet and whose extremely eccentric orbit too led the International Astronomical to classify it as one. “We think that ‘Oumuamua may …

Astronomers classify the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua as a comet
6 years, 9 months ago

Astronomers classify the mysterious interstellar object ‘Oumuamua as a comet

Firstpost  

Oumuamua was first detected last October by the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope. The reddish cigar-shaped object called ‘Oumuamua spotted last year tumbling through space is a comet, scientists said on 27 June, solving the mystery over how to classify the first interstellar object found passing through our solar system. “It does not display any tail in any observation we …

Oumuamua: scientists finally decide on real identity of mysterious interstellar object
6 years, 9 months ago

Oumuamua: scientists finally decide on real identity of mysterious interstellar object

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy After months of speculation about the identity of Oumuamua, or the …

What exactly was this ‘interstellar visitor’?
6 years, 9 months ago

What exactly was this ‘interstellar visitor’?

CNN  

Story highlights 'Oumuamua is the first interstellar object observed in our solar system It acts more like a comet than an asteroid CNN — In October, a cigar-shaped interstellar visitor nicknamed ‘Oumuamua was spotted tumbling through our solar system at 85,700 miles per hour. Astronomer Marco Micheli and his colleagues used the observations of ‘Oumuamua’s motion as it traveled through …

Scientists discover solar system’s first interstellar immigrant
6 years, 10 months ago

Scientists discover solar system’s first interstellar immigrant

India TV News  

Scientists have discovered the first known permanent immigrant to the solar system – an asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter’s orbit, that migrated from another star system. The team ran simulations to trace the location of 2015 BZ509 right back to the birth of our solar system, 4.5 billion years ago when the era of planet formation ended. The discovery of …

'Alien asteroid' might be the oldest object in the solar system
6 years, 10 months ago

'Alien asteroid' might be the oldest object in the solar system

ABC  

An "alien asteroid" that circles the sun in the giant gas planet Jupiter's orbital path, but hurtling in the opposite direction, is the first-known permanent resident of our solar system that astronomers have concluded originated in another star system. "It is a strong candidate for the oldest object in the solar system," said astronomer Fathi Namouni of Observatoire de la …

Unusual Asteroid Could Be An Interstellar Guest To Our Solar System
6 years, 10 months ago

Unusual Asteroid Could Be An Interstellar Guest To Our Solar System

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Researchers postulate that a peculiar asteroid spotted near Jupiter is a permanent guest from a completely different solar system. In an article published Monday in the U.K.’s Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, the researchers say their studies indicate that asteroid 2015 BZ509 is actually an “interstellar immigrant” that has been circling the sun ever since …

This object isn’t supposed to be in our solar system
6 years, 10 months ago

This object isn’t supposed to be in our solar system

CNN  

Story highlights An object that was formed outside of our solar system has been discovered orbiting Jupiter The object is an exo-asteroid called 2015 BZ509 CNN — For billions of years, it lived in our solar system without us even knowing it was there. The researchers call this exo-asteroid, known as 2015 BZ509, an “interstellar immigrant.” It’s known as an …

Oumuamua: First alien object to visit our solar system is wrapped in strange organic coat, scientists reveal
6 years, 11 months ago

Oumuamua: First alien object to visit our solar system is wrapped in strange organic coat, scientists reveal

The Independent  

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. “In the end this was a nice result because we’ve expected all along that the majority of …

Alien star streaked through our solar system and jostled its contents, scientists say
7 years ago

Alien star streaked through our solar system and jostled its contents, scientists say

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Some 70,000 years ago, when humans and Neanderthals shared the planet, …

Oumuamua: Alien asteroid sent flying into our solar system had 'violent past'
7 years, 1 month ago

Oumuamua: Alien asteroid sent flying into our solar system had 'violent past'

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The first ever alien visitor from outside our solar system was …

How I discovered the origins of the cigar-shaped alien 'asteroid' 'Oumuamua
7 years, 2 months ago

How I discovered the origins of the cigar-shaped alien 'asteroid' 'Oumuamua

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Research has already helped us learn a lot about ‘Oumuamua’s rare cigar-like shape, what it’s …

Interstellar 'comet' Oumuamua is just a crusty old rock
7 years, 3 months ago

Interstellar 'comet' Oumuamua is just a crusty old rock

Daily Mail  

Earlier this month, a skyscraper-sized space rock floated into our solar system, sparking claims that it was a spacecraft sent by extraterrestrials. Scroll down for video A skyscraper-sized space rock which floated into our solar system has withstood the intense heat of the sun because it is coated in a special crust, a new study suggests OUMUAMUA A cigar-shaped comet …

Oumuamua: What you need to know about the first alien visitor to our solar system
7 years, 3 months ago

Oumuamua: What you need to know about the first alien visitor to our solar system

The Independent  

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