Oumuamua

Cigar-shaped interstellar object Oumuamua might be a hydrogen iceberg

Researchers at Yale and the University of Chicago in a study have said that Oumuamua is a hydrogen iceberg.

Jun 03, 2020, 12:02 PM IST

NASA scientists solve mystery of unknown interstellar object originated outside our Solar System

This mysterious visitor is the first object ever seen in our solar system that is known to have originated elsewhere.

Jun 28, 2018, 10:53 AM IST

Solar system's first-known interstellar object likely came from a binary star: Study

The researchers found that rocky objects like 'Oumuamua are far more likely to come from binary than single star systems.

Mar 20, 2018, 15:31 PM IST

Scientists dazzled by solar system's first-known interstellar visitor

The findings suggest this unusual object had been wandering through the Milky Way, unattached to any star system, for hundreds of millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system.

Nov 21, 2017, 17:46 PM IST