Oumuamua is alien technology no mua-more

It is now almost certain that alien technology is not a viable explanation for Oumuamua’s peculiar traits

19 July 2019

Presented by Matthew Hall.

Production by Matthew Hall.

UFO-IN-SPACE

Artists impression of an alien spacecraft resembling a flying saucer in space

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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...