A Visitor From the Stars: ‘Oumuamua

Planetary Radio: Space Exploration, Astronomy and Science

The Planetary Society

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🗓️ 6 December 2017

⏱️ 47 minutes

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The first confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system is a needle-shaped asteroid given the Hawaiian name ‘Oumuamua. Karen Meech leads the team that is learning as much about it as possible before it leaves our neighborhood, never to return. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Greetings podcast listeners it's Matt with another special message of gratitude
0:05.0	at this season when gratitude is everywhere many thanks to those of you who have made a
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0:29.1	You can scroll down to where you see Cassini Project Scientist Linda Spilker and me with our hands over the plumes
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1:01.1	A visitor from the Stars, this week on Planetary Radio.
1:07.0	Welcome, I'm at Kaplan of the Planetary Society with more of a human adventure across our
1:16.0	solar system and beyond.
1:18.6	It is the first object we've discovered that has definitely come from beyond our solar system.
1:24.8	Karen Meach leads the team that discovered and is studying
1:28.8	O moo-amoo.
1:30.5	She'll tell us about this strange asteroid, the tool that allowed us to find it, and her own work
1:36.1	toward understanding how life began on Earth.
1:40.0	Have you heard?
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