AaS! 166: What’s the Truth Behind ‘Oumuamua?
Ask a Spaceman!
Paul M. Sutter
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🗓️ 21 December 2021
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Where did ‘Oumuamua come from? What is it made of, and how did it end up here? Is it really an artifact of an alien civilization? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!
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| 1:25.6 | Scientific breakthroughs are not usually heralded by Eureka, but more often by... |
| 1:32.6 | Hmm. That's strange. |
| 1:35.4 | In 2017, an astronomer with the Pan Stars telescope in Hawaii had a... |
| 1:40.4 | Hmm. That's strange moment. |
| 1:42.7 | A new object not detected before that was, well, that's strange moment. A new object, not detected before, that was, well, strange. |
| 1:48.8 | At the time of discovery, it was already 33 million kilometers away from the Earth and moving |
| 1:53.7 | away from the sun. It was fast, way fast. An observation it was moving at nearly 50 kilometers |
| 1:59.9 | per second with respect to the sun. |
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