Articles about Oumuamua

Experts confirm that a second interstellar visitor is zipping through solar system

Two years after astronomers made their first detection of a celestial object that came into our solar system from the… Read More

‘Oumuamua’s discovery points to plethora of interstellar objects in our galaxy

The cigar-shaped object known as ‘Oumuamua may be the first interstellar interloper to be discovered, but it’s not likely to… Read More

‘Oumuamua, oh my! Was interstellar object actually an alien solar sail? Not so fast

‘Oumuamua is long gone from the inner solar system, but the mystery surrounding the interstellar interloper has been rekindled, thanks… Read More

That’s no starship … or asteroid: Hubble hints that interstellar object is a comet

News brief: Observations made by the Hubble Space Telescope and ground-based observatories indicate that the cigar-shaped interstellar object known as… Read More

SETI scientists report radio silence from interstellar object but will keep listening

News Brief: The scientists behind the Breakthrough Listen initiative say they haven’t detected any radio signals coming from a strange… Read More

Breakthrough Listen will check interstellar object just to make sure it’s not a starship

Is that cigar-shaped, fast-moving interstellar object a spaceship? Almost certainly not, but Breakthrough Listen will check just to make sure. The… Read More

Aloha, ‘Oumuamua! Scientists confirm that interstellar asteroid is a cosmic oddball

Update: Scientists say the interstellar asteroid known as ‘Oumuamua is like nothing that’s been seen in the solar system before,… Read More