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Alien Probes

17 December 2017
Astronomy

Some people, it would seem, are seriously looking at the possibility the Oumuamua asteroid may be an alien spacecraft. It has exhibited some peculiar features – not least its pencil slim shape and its high speed. See www.scientificamerican.com/article/alien-probe-or-galactic-driftwood-set… … is it a piece of galactic driftwood passing through our solar system or could it be an alien space ship.

At www.scientificamerican.com/article/oddball-object-tumbling-among-the-sta… … we are told oumuamua is more likely to be a defunct comet rather than an asteroid. Its spinning motion suggests it may have been experienced outgassing activity. Interpretation is a matter of guesswork as it seemed to show no increased activity when it came closest to the Sun on its journey through the solar system. See also www.space.com/39100-interstellar-object-oumuamua-alien-life-search.html 

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