Episode 694
Oumuamua NOT Alien Technology
It is now almost certain that alien technology is not a viable explanation for Oumuamua's peculiar traits
Naked Scientists, In Short Special Editions Podcast · The Naked Scientists
July 19, 20196m 3s
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Show Notes
You might remember from a year or so ago stories of an alien fly-by. The unidentified object was famously referred to as Oumuamua, which means "scout" in Hawaiian. Now a paper just out in the journal Nature Astronomy has revisited the story to probe whether Oumuamua really is alien technology, or just a cigar-shaped hunk of rock hurtling through the solar system. Matthew Hall got in touch with co-author Dr. Alan Fitzsimmons from Queens University Belfast... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
OumuamuaaliensAlan FitzsimmonsQueens University Belfastasteroid fly-byalien technologyunidentified flying objectUFO