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Oumuama is the name given to the first known interstellar object detected passing through the solar system in 2017.
Speculation has continued since that time as to the nature of the object and this has been hightened by the publication of a book by Avi Loeb Professor of Science at Harvard who is one of the world's leading experts on astrophysics. His book claims that Oumuamua was an alien object rather than a naturally occurring one. He suggests it was possibly a solar sail created in another area of the universe.
A number of reasons are cited:
The peculiar shape of Oumuamua - long and thin - which differs from most comets and asteriods.
The fact that it appeared to accelerate from the sun's orbit at a much higher rate than would be expected and left no visible trail as would be normal if it was a comet or even some asteroids.
The fact it alternated being brighter and dimmer and was unusually luminous.
Wiki it very neutral on the subject but it is still an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ʻOumuamua
Speculation has continued since that time as to the nature of the object and this has been hightened by the publication of a book by Avi Loeb Professor of Science at Harvard who is one of the world's leading experts on astrophysics. His book claims that Oumuamua was an alien object rather than a naturally occurring one. He suggests it was possibly a solar sail created in another area of the universe.
A number of reasons are cited:
The peculiar shape of Oumuamua - long and thin - which differs from most comets and asteriods.
The fact that it appeared to accelerate from the sun's orbit at a much higher rate than would be expected and left no visible trail as would be normal if it was a comet or even some asteroids.
The fact it alternated being brighter and dimmer and was unusually luminous.
Wiki it very neutral on the subject but it is still an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ʻOumuamua