In this episode of the WION Podcast, we uncover what makes ‘Oumuamua, the mysterious messenger from beyond the stars, different from any other space rock humanity has ever seen. Unlike typical asteroids or comets born in our solar system, ‘Oumuamua’s speed and unusual trajectory revealed that it came from another star, making it the first confirmed interstellar visitor. Its bizarre cigar-like or pancake-shaped form had proportions unseen in our solar neighborhood. Unlike comets, it displayed no tail near the Sun, yet it accelerated mysteriously after passing by. With a reddish metallic surface scarred by cosmic rays, and a hyperbolic path ensuring it will never return, ‘Oumuamua left scientists puzzled and fascinated. Named from the Hawaiian word for “a messenger from afar arriving first,” it remains one of astronomy’s greatest mysteries — a fleeting cosmic visitor carrying secrets we may never fully understand.
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