ʻOumuamua is remarkable for its extrasolar origin, high obliqueness, and observed acceleration without an apparent coma. By July 2019, most astronomers concluded that it was a natural object, but its precise characterization is contentious given the limited time window for observation.

Nov 12, 2024 · NASA’s James Webb Telescope has just achieved what many considered impossible: capturing the first real image of Oumuamua, that mysterious interstellar traveler that has been circling our solar system and the minds of scientists and space enthusiasts alike.

Jun 27, 2018 · The interstellar object 'Oumuamua perplexed scientists in October 2017 as it whipped past Earth at an unusually high speed. This mysterious visitor is the first object ever seen in our solar system that is known to have originated elsewhere.

Dec 5, 2024 · The first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, 1I/2017 U1 ‘Oumuamua, was discovered Oct. 19, 2017 by the University of Hawaii’s Pan-STARRS1 telescope, funded by NASA’s Near-Earth Object Observations (NEOO) Program, which finds and tracks asteroids and comets in Earth’s neighborhood. While originally classified as a comet ...

Mar 22, 2023 · Its high speed—87 km per second (54 mi. per second)—and highly elliptical angle indicated that it originated from deep space, the first known interstellar object ever to enter...

The object known as 1I/2017 U1 (and nicknamed ‘Oumuamua) was traveling too fast (196,000 mph, that’s 54 miles per second or 87.3 kilometers per second) to have originated in our solar system.

Sep 19, 2023 · 1I/'Oumuamua was a small object that came from interstellar space and passed close to the sun as it traveled through the inner solar system in the autumn...

Mar 22, 2023 · In October of 2017, astronomers in Hawaii spotted an object they called 'Oumuamua, which means "a messenger from afar arriving first," according to NASA. The reddish object was shaped like a...

Jan 3, 2025 · After years of speculation, researchers believe they have found the explanation behind the mysterious interstellar object 'Oumuamua'. In October 2017, astronomers received exciting news: a strange and unexplained object had …

1 day ago · Oumuamua, the mysterious interstellar object that baffled scientists in 2017, appears to be back in our solar system — and this time, it's not alone. New data suggests multiple unidentified ...