Interstellar Objects

An exploration of the newly discovered interstellar object C/2019 Q4 Comet Borisov and what we might learn from it. Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Event Horizon! https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow https://youtu.be/GhkkhPj2TLg Papers: http://www.iac.es/divulgacion.php?op1=16&id=1610&lang=en "Interstellar comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)", Guzek et al, 2019 https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.05851 "Sending a Spacecraft to Interstellar Comet C/2019 Q4 (Borisov)", Hibberd et al, 2019 Music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

We have a second interstellar visitor, C/2019 Q4 Borisov is the second interstellar object to come into our solar system. And the first one since the mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua. Science and physics reporter for New Scientist Leah Crane joins John Michael Godier on Event Horizon to discuss the details of the discovery of C/2019 Q4 Borisov and what its current trajectory is. As well as where comet 2I/Borisov is going and where it possibly came from. An Interstellar Comet? C/2019 Q4 Comet Borisov https://youtu.be/rnpn0ZgTm7M We may have spotted an interstellar comet flying towards Earth https://www.newscientist.com/article/2216237-we-may-have-spotted-an-interstellar-comet-flying-towards-earth/ Leah Crane Twitter: https://twitter.com/DownHereOnEarth Our Website and links: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/

You can buy Universe Sandbox 2 game here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about other interstellar objects similar to Oumuamua and Borisov comets and one specific comet that may have come from a stellar sibling nearby. Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1908.02666.pdf Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath Space Engine is available for free here: http://spaceengine.org Enjoy and please subscribe. Music: Home - We're Finally Landing - https://www.last.fm/music/Home Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatdamath Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatdamath Bitcoins to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! 1GFiTKxWyEjAjZv4vsNtWTUmL53HgXBuvu The hardware used to record these videos: CPU: https://amzn.to/2LZFQCJ Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Specifically, great thanks to the following members: Morrison Waud Mark Teranishi Vlad Manshin TheHuntress Daniel Rosvall Alex M Lilith Dawn Greg Lambros Albert B. Cannon Ralph Spataro adam lee Bartholomew Macaluso Nick Dolgy Henry Spadoni Jer Luminger UnexpectedBooks.com Konrad Kummli Lauren Smith Michael Tiganila George Williams Lyndon Riley Shinne Jakub Glos Johann Goergen Dave Blair Jake Salo LS Greger Marcel Levi Michael Mitsuda Gabriel Seiffert J Carter Mary Kristof Russell Sears Vinod sethi Brian Szkotak Robert Wyssbrod Gordon Cooper L Joseph Parker MD RandalM Tracy Burgess Jayjay Volz Kai Raphahn Sander Stols Sergio Ruelas Anataine Deva Assaf Dar Sagol Liam Moss Timothy Welter MD Olegas Budnik Bodo Graßmann gary steelman Michael Koebel Shelley Passage Steven Aiello xyndicate Honey Suzanne Lyons Dale Andrew Darling Douglas Burns James Myers Jan Šoulák Niji Peter Hamrak Matthew Lazear Becky Steven Anton Newman Charles Nadeau Dave A Doug Baker Doug MacDonald George Lincoln Rockwell GrittyFlix Minovsky Man Mr Fluffington Paul Koploy Sal Carrera Jacob Spencer Veronika A. Czebe brian plummer Daniel Charles Smith Daniel G. Eugene Sandulenko Lee Densmore Max McNally Sir David Coyne Steve Wotton Victor Julian Castillo Daniel Coleman Rock Howard Aaron Fineout Adam Smith Alberto Diaz Saldana Chaos Gamer Kearny Li Rafael Aguila Vincent L. Cleaver Claye Griffith David Lewis JohnTaylorWalker Kyle eagle Michael J Fluharty Tarik Qassem Tedd Speck rfc1135 Greyson Flippo Hampton Tunis Ivan Gallagher Janne Vuorenpää Jordaen Davids Lynn Johnson Rob Law Scary ASMR Thierry Gasnier Troy Schmidt William Warren Arp Lee Jana Persson Lisa Stadlbauer Lisette Ramos-Voigt Márton Fülöp Reynir Örn Guðmundsson Rs Wlms tom g. Arikkat Unnikrishnan Uwe Böhnke Carla Deanna Korell-Hall Dipen Bhattacharya Josh Shultz Samuel Mathison Brittany House David Bennett david jungerman Doug Beeferman JL Solidum Lionel Sleeper Luis M Gaytan Tovar Markus Bidi Martin Swiaczny Matthew C Weiss www.squidlord.us Men I Trust Michael McCloskey Orlando J Carter Peter Sedmák Sol Bergeron Beauchemin Vladyslav Kurmaz Hernán Coronel Christopher Borra Ingmar Rauschert karlos preddie Luis Lengsfeld Lumi Pakkanen Miek Thompson Susanne Bauer Yvan Lengwiler Branden Loizides Bryan Linsley Chris Bingley Chris the Mad Sciencer Dave David Wortz Douglas Wilkinson Hein Spijker James McClarty John Smith Kitara Burke Lance Fielden Laura Coutu MARK ANDERSON Michael R Mendoza Mr. Numi Who- [email protected] Randall J Silva Robert Clyde Steven Uttley Suzanne Brummitt Todd Gregory-Gibbs Walter van der Kamp Łukasz Adamski Adam Burnett Cameron Arno Christian Rane gene valle Jan-Chris Jelle Baris john requa Joseph Conard kristian svensson Qauthar Saleh Tuukka Arola Marcel Barros Bonnie Veldey Christian Jochum Daniel Morris Dreameroutthere Jeff Blakemore Maciej Świerczewski Mahesh Gopalan Marilyn Aldridge Paul Maybury Richard Reich RiddleJacks Sean Spartan Allen DuBeau Bob Goswick Daniel Schakel Derek Bamber Gerald Williams Gideon Falta Gregory T Hart Michael Luce Peyton Vaughn Quasar Robert the Green Sandy Flowers JoachimB Alec Estrada Devonte Foy Gawen Thompson Jessica Ketan More Kevin McCarthy Nina and Ivan PartyMartyy & Dem OTF Bois Patrick Denny PAUL G STEWART Sander Hollebrand Suzanne Miezis Galen Thurber Check Patreon to join!

The interstellar comet, C/2019 Q4, is inbound toward the Sun, but it will remain farther than the orbit of Mars and will approach no closer to Earth than about 190 million miles (300 million kilometers)

A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to have originated from outside the solar system. The object — designated C/2019 Q4 (Borisov) — was discovered on Aug. 30, 2019, by Gennady Borisov at the MARGO observatory in Nauchnij, Crimea. The official confirmation that comet C/2019 Q4 is an interstellar comet has not yet been made, but if it is interstellar, it would be only the second such object detected. The first, 'Oumuamua, was observed and confirmed in October 2017. The new comet, C/2019 Q4, is still inbound toward the Sun, but it will remain farther than the orbit of Mars and will approach no closer to Earth than about 300 million kilometers. After the initial detections of the comet, Scout system, which is located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, automatically flagged the object as possibly being interstellar. Davide Farnocchia of NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at JPL worked with astronomers and the European Space Agency's Near-Earth Object Coordination Center in Frascati, Italy, to obtain additional observations. He then worked with the NASA-sponsored Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to estimate the comet's precise trajectory and determine whether it originated within our solar system or came from elsewhere in the galaxy. The comet is currently 420 million kilometers from the Sun and will reach its closest point, or perihelion, on Dec. 8, 2019, at a distance of about 300 million kilometers. Currently on an inbound trajectory, comet C/2019 Q4 is heading toward the inner solar system. On Oct. 26, it will pass through the ecliptic plane — the plane in which Earth and the other planets orbit the Sun — from above at roughly a 40-degree angle. C/2019 Q4 was established as being cometary due to its fuzzy appearance, which indicates that the object has a central icy body that is producing a surrounding cloud of dust and particles as it approaches the Sun and heats up. Its location in the sky (as seen from Earth) places it near the Sun — an area of sky not usually scanned by the large ground-based asteroid surveys or NASA's asteroid-hunting NEOWISE spacecraft. Observations completed by astronomers indicate the comet nucleus is somewhere between 2 and 16 kilometers in diameter. Astronomers will continue collect observations to further characterize the comet's physical properties (size, rotation, etc.) and also continue to better identify its trajectory.

We may have a visitor from interstellar space from outside our solar system. Is this another Oumuamua ? I will be watching this with my telescopes and will provide updates to you all frequently. Please stay turned for new information. This is called Comet C/2019 Q4 Borisov. Gennady Borisov's 4th comet discoverly using a custom telescope. Equipment shown in this video: (some of them contains affiliate links) Starizona Microtouch Focuser https://tinyurl.com/y2cfsh4n Starizona Feathertouch focuser for SCT https://tinyurl.com/yxcgwsa3 Celestron EdgeHD 1400 XLT Optical Tube Assembly https://tinyurl.com/yxhtxf5f Celestron CGX-L Equatorial Mount with Tripod https://amzn.to/2Gonw7m Telescope - Celestron 11" f/2.2 Rowe-Ackermann Schmidt Astrograph Telescope (OTA only) https://tinyurl.com/y6o4yct5 Mount: Celestron CGX Computerized German Equatorial Mount and Tripod https://amzn.to/2E4YFTZ Filters: Baader f/2 High Speed Narrowband CCD Filter Set - 1.25" Mounted - FHSS-1 https://tinyurl.com/yxkhosqm Other Equipment: Baader f/2 High Speed OIII CCD Filter - 2" Mounted - FOIIIHS-2 https://tinyurl.com/y4fs9tqq Baader f/2 High Speed SII CCD Filter - 2" Mounted - FSIIHS-2 https://tinyurl.com/y6m85yyu Baader f/2 High Speed H-Alpha CCD Filter - 2" Mounted - FHALHS-2 https://tinyurl.com/y53rrnb9 Baader f/2 High Speed Narrowband CCD Filter Set - 2" Mounted - FHSS-2 https://tinyurl.com/y4qxvmxm Baader f/2 High Speed H-Alpha CCD Filter - 1.25" Mounted - FHALHS-1 https://tinyurl.com/y5yb96er Baader f/2 High Speed OIII CCD Filter - 1.25" Mounted - FOIIIHS-1 https://tinyurl.com/y65d3k2o Baader f/2 High Speed SII CCD Filter - 1.25" Mounted - FSIIHS-1 https://tinyurl.com/y34ru3hl Elbesee 2HQ14 | Polished Hardwood 14in Quilting Hoop https://amzn.to/2MDxu90 Orion Magnificent Mini AutoGuider Package https://amzn.to/2HQYNZ9 Losmandy 14" Universal Dovetail Plate for Refractors - DUP14 https://tinyurl.com/y55lqlmd Neiko 01409A Electronic Digital Caliper with Extra Large LCD Screen | 0 - 12 Inches | Inch/Fractions/Millimeter Conversion https://amzn.to/2VY6i4S ZWO ASI071MC-Pro 16 Megapixel USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography https://amzn.to/2HQDaZV Celestron CGX-L Equatorial Mount with Tripod https://tinyurl.com/y35l5s6d Celestron 80mm Guidescope Package with 125mm Rings and 80mm Guidescope with Extension Tube https://amzn.to/2U5KaVg Orion 52064 StarShoot AutoGuider https://tinyurl.com/y6rwt33d Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black https://tinyurl.com/yy4yuzgb Neiko 01409A Electronic Digital Caliper with Extra Large LCD Screen | 0 - 12 Inches | Inch/Fractions/Millimeter Conversion https://amzn.to/2VY6i4S ZWO ASI071MC-Pro 16 Megapixel USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography https://amzn.to/2HQDaZV Celestron CGX-L Equatorial Mount with Tripod https://amzn.to/2Gonw7m Celestron 80mm Guidescope Package with 125mm Rings and 80mm Guidescope with Extension Tube https://amzn.to/2U5KaVg Orion 52064 StarShoot AutoGuider https://amzn.to/2BZUGqr Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black https://amzn.to/2EskgG0 Other equipment: Celestron Advanced VX Mount with Celestron Polar Axis Finder https://amzn.to/2uKgSkl LensShifter Blue - Balanced Focus and Zoom Grip for DSLR and Mirrorless Camera Lens https://amzn.to/2YEn8rx Rokinon 135mm F2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras https://amzn.to/2Uk38uH Dual Narrowband + LPS filter https://www.ebay.com/itm/Filter-Light-Pollution-Nebula-or-Galaxy-Improved-95-T-NPB-DGM-Skyglow-48mm-2/311649571946 ZWO ASI071MC-Pro 16 Megapixel USB3.0 Color Astronomy Camera for Astrophotography https://amzn.to/2HQDaZV ZWO T2 to EOS EF Lens Adapter - 12.5mm or 17.5mm - EOS-T2 https://www.highpointscientific.com/zwo-t2-to-eos-adapter-for-all-asi-cameras-eos-t2 Other Products used in the above demonstration: Mounts: Telescope: Telescope - Celestron EdgeHD 1400 XLT Optical Tube Assembly https://tinyurl.com/yxhtxf5f Explore Scientific Classic White Aluminum ED127 f/7.5 APO Triplet with Hoya FCD100 optics https://amzn.to/2XLQ6VT Guide Scope: Celestron 80mm Guidescope Package with 125mm Rings and 80mm Guidescope with Extension Tube https://amzn.to/2U5KaVg Guide Camera: Orion 52064 StarShoot AutoGuider https://amzn.to/2BZUGqr Red Dot Finder: Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black https://amzn.to/2EskgG0 Accessories: Celestron Universal Mounting Plate - https://amzn.to/2PNrg3E Celestron 51630 Star Pointer Telescope Finderscope, Black - https://amzn.to/2PId6AM Move-It 9442 12-Inch Steel Tri-Dolly, 300-lb Load Capacity https://amzn.to/2HQbgxp Filters: Baader UV-IR-CUT Filter - 2" # FUVIR-2 2459210A - https://amzn.to/2QZGMtk Regards, Ray https://www.youtube.com/c/raysastrophotography https://www.facebook.com/raysastrophotography/ https://twitter.com/Raysastrophoto1 https://www.instagram.com/raysastrophotography/ #Visitor #Interstellar #C2019Q4

Astronomers believe they've found an interstellar visitor according to NASA, almost two years after the first, Oumuamua. Interstellar means that the object originated from outside of our solar system and appears to be coming from the direction of the galactic plane in Cassiopeia. On August 30, Gennady Borisov spotted a new comet while at the MARGO observatory in Crimea. After this initial observation, the Scout system at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory also flagged the object as possibly originating from outside of our solar system. The comet is making its way toward our sun. Currently, it's 260 million miles away from our sun and will make its closest approach on December 8. The comet's current velocity is high, about 93,000 mph, which is well above the typical velocities of objects orbiting the Sun at that distance. The high velocity indicates not only that the object likely originated from outside our solar system, but also that it will leave and head back to interstellar space. The object, now known as C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), hasn't officially been confirmed to have an origin point outside of our solar system yet. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chucksastrophotography/

Discovered by an amateur astronomer, the inbound object is only the second of its kind yet detected. In the sleepy predawn hours of August 30, a Ukrainian amateur astronomer named Gennady Borisov spotted a strange comet zooming through our solar system. Now, astronomers have provisionally verified that the object, named C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), is moving too fast for it to be captured by the sun’s gravity—a sign that it’s most likely an interstellar interloper. If these results continue to hold, C/2019 Q4 would be just the second visitor from another star system ever detected, after the 2017 discovery of the enigmatic space rock known as 'Oumuamua. While its origins are not yet entirely certain, C/2019 Q4 is a confirmed comet. Already, astronomers have detected that the object—which is probably a couple miles across—has a coma, the fuzzy sheath of dust and gas that forms as sunlight heats up a comet’s icy surface. That means scientists will be able to collect much more data on its composition than they could for 'Oumuamua. For one, C/2019 Q4 is bigger and brighter, which offers more opportunities to study its light and tease out chemical clues. What’s more, astronomers discovered 'Oumuamua only on its way out of the solar system—but C/2019 Q4 is still inbound. It will make its closest approach to the sun on December 7, and it will come closest to Earth, within 180 million miles, on December 29. “This is the first highly active object that we've seen coming in from something that formed around another star,” says Michele Bannister, an astronomer at Queen’s University Belfast. Bannister adds that observations of C/2019 Q4 can't pick up in earnest until mid-October, due to its position relative to the blinding sun. But then for months to come, astronomers will turn their gaze skyward to get what may be their best look yet at an interstellar visitor. “What’s really fantastic is that this thing should be observable for a year,” says Matthew Holman, interim director of the International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which issued the verification of C/2019 Q4’s path through space Wednesday evening. “We get to see one little bit of another solar system,” he adds, “and without necessarily knowing which one it came from, that’s exciting.” Very eccentric. Borisov, a veteran comet hunter, found C/2019 Q4 by focusing his observations at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory on the low horizon to the northeast, in a patch of sky near the constellation Gemini. Astronomers tend to avoid peering into these “bright” patches of sky near the horizon, as they're difficult to see in, and can damage telescopes’ sensitive optics. Early reports of Borisov’s discovery made waves among astronomers. Quanzhi Ye at the University of Maryland first learned of the comet on Sunday, after a colleague commented on the object’s bizarre orbital track on a group email. Ye also noticed that Scout, a comet and asteroid-tracking service run by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, kept calculating that the object didn’t seem to have a circular or elliptical orbit. In particular, Ye grew fascinated with one of the comet’s orbital parameters: its eccentricity. If an orbit’s eccentricity is zero, the object traces a perfect circle around its home star. The more elongated and narrow the orbit, the closer the eccentricity gets to one. If an object in our solar system has an eccentricity greater than one, it means the object has an arc-shaped trajectory and is making a one-time visit. The Minor Planet Center says that C/2019 Q4’s eccentricity exceeds three. According to Ye, it’s unlikely that C/2019 Q4 was a comet that formed on the edge of the solar system and somehow got nudged into an escape trajectory. To get this kind of jolt, a comet would need to come close to an object large enough to alter its course, like a planet. But as far as astronomers know, C/2019 Q4 couldn’t have come anywhere near such usurpers within our solar system. The planets’ orbits around the sun more or less align in the same plane, but C/2019 Q4 appears to be dive-bombing the solar system at a 44-degree angle. “That’s why we say that gravitationalperturbations are almost impossible,” Ye says. Telescope time. Astronomers estimate that at any given time, there's an interstellar comet or asteroid somewhere within the orbit of Mars, and 10,000 or so within the orbit of Neptune—but these objects are tiny and extremely faint, making them nearly impossible to see. If You Like What We Do And You Should Be Sure To LIKE & Subscribe. #AngeliGabriel #comets #interstellar

You can buy Universe Sandbox 2 game here: http://amzn.to/2yJqwU6 Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a newly discovered object that seems to be another 'Oumuamua - an interstellar cometary object coming toward our inner solar system. Observations: https://www.projectpluto.com/temp/gb00234.htm Orbit simulation: http://orbitsimulator.com/gravitySimulatorCloud/yr/gsim2020.html Video: https://in-space.ru/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/gb00234.gif Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath Space Engine is available for free here: http://spaceengine.org Enjoy and please subscribe. Music: Home - We're Finally Landing - https://www.last.fm/music/Home Twitter: https://twitter.com/WhatDaMath Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whatdamath Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/whatdamath Bitcoins to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! 1GFiTKxWyEjAjZv4vsNtWTUmL53HgXBuvu The hardware used to record these videos: CPU: https://amzn.to/2LZFQCJ Video Card: https://amzn.to/2M1W26C Motherboard: https://amzn.to/2JYGiQQ RAM: https://amzn.to/2Mwy2t4 PSU: https://amzn.to/2LZcrIH Case: https://amzn.to/2MwJZz4 Microphone: https://amzn.to/2t5jTv0 Mixer: https://amzn.to/2JOL0oF Recording and Editing: https://amzn.to/2LX6uvU Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Specifically, great thanks to the following members: Morrison Waud Mark Teranishi Vlad Manshin TheHuntress Daniel Rosvall Alex M Lilith Dawn Greg Lambros Albert B. Cannon Ralph Spataro adam lee Bartholomew Macaluso Nick Dolgy Henry Spadoni Jer Luminger UnexpectedBooks.com Konrad Kummli Lauren Smith Michael Tiganila George Williams Lyndon Riley Shinne Jakub Glos Johann Goergen Dave Blair Jake Salo LS Greger Marcel Levi Michael Mitsuda Gabriel Seiffert J Carter Mary Kristof Russell Sears Vinod sethi Brian Szkotak Robert Wyssbrod Gordon Cooper L Joseph Parker MD RandalM Tracy Burgess Jayjay Volz Kai Raphahn Sander Stols Sergio Ruelas Anataine Deva Assaf Dar Sagol Liam Moss Timothy Welter MD Olegas Budnik Bodo Graßmann gary steelman Michael Koebel Shelley Passage Steven Aiello xyndicate Honey Suzanne Lyons Dale Andrew Darling Douglas Burns James Myers Jan Šoulák Niji Peter Hamrak Matthew Lazear Becky Steven Anton Newman Charles Nadeau Dave A Doug Baker Doug MacDonald George Lincoln Rockwell GrittyFlix Minovsky Man Mr Fluffington Paul Koploy Sal Carrera Jacob Spencer Veronika A. Czebe brian plummer Daniel Charles Smith Daniel G. Eugene Sandulenko Lee Densmore Max McNally Sir David Coyne Steve Wotton Victor Julian Castillo Daniel Coleman Rock Howard Aaron Fineout Adam Smith Alberto Diaz Saldana Chaos Gamer Kearny Li Rafael Aguila Vincent L. Cleaver Claye Griffith David Lewis JohnTaylorWalker Kyle eagle Michael J Fluharty Tarik Qassem Tedd Speck rfc1135 Greyson Flippo Hampton Tunis Ivan Gallagher Janne Vuorenpää Jordaen Davids Lynn Johnson Rob Law Scary ASMR Thierry Gasnier Troy Schmidt William Warren Arp Lee Jana Persson Lisa Stadlbauer Lisette Ramos-Voigt Márton Fülöp Reynir Örn Guðmundsson Rs Wlms tom g. Arikkat Unnikrishnan Uwe Böhnke Carla Deanna Korell-Hall Dipen Bhattacharya Josh Shultz Samuel Mathison Brittany House David Bennett david jungerman Doug Beeferman JL Solidum Lionel Sleeper Luis M Gaytan Tovar Markus Bidi Martin Swiaczny Matthew C Weiss www.squidlord.us Men I Trust Michael McCloskey Orlando J Carter Peter Sedmák Sol Bergeron Beauchemin Vladyslav Kurmaz Hernán Coronel Christopher Borra Ingmar Rauschert karlos preddie Luis Lengsfeld Lumi Pakkanen Miek Thompson Susanne Bauer Yvan Lengwiler Branden Loizides Bryan Linsley Chris Bingley Chris the Mad Sciencer Dave David Wortz Douglas Wilkinson Hein Spijker James McClarty John Smith Kitara Burke Lance Fielden Laura Coutu MARK ANDERSON Michael R Mendoza Mr. Numi Who- [email protected] Randall J Silva Robert Clyde Steven Uttley Suzanne Brummitt Todd Gregory-Gibbs Walter van der Kamp Łukasz Adamski Adam Burnett Cameron Arno Christian Rane gene valle Jan-Chris Jelle Baris john requa Joseph Conard kristian svensson Qauthar Saleh Tuukka Arola Marcel Barros Bonnie Veldey Christian Jochum Daniel Morris Dreameroutthere Jeff Blakemore Maciej Świerczewski Mahesh Gopalan Marilyn Aldridge Paul Maybury Richard Reich RiddleJacks Sean Spartan Allen DuBeau Bob Goswick Daniel Schakel Derek Bamber Gerald Williams Gideon Falta Gregory T Hart Michael Luce Peyton Vaughn Quasar Robert the Green Sandy Flowers JoachimB Alec Estrada Devonte Foy Gawen Thompson Jessica Ketan More Kevin McCarthy Nina and Ivan PartyMartyy & Dem OTF Bois Patrick Denny PAUL G STEWART Sander Hollebrand Suzanne Miezis Galen Thurber Check Patreon to join! #gb00234 #c2019q4 #borisov

Wednesday was a double whammy for big astronomy news with 2 groups both announcing the discovery of water in the atmosphere of a small exoplanet named K2 18b while solar system astronomers announced that a recently discovered comet came from interstellar space. The comet C/2019 Q4 Borisov is a pretty big deal for me because the previous interstellar object was small, bizarre and only visible for a short time. This time it's a much large object that's an active comet and will be visible to telescopes for a lot longer. The discovery of water in the atmosphere of K2 18b shouldn't be taken as some sign that it's habitable, because the planet is so large it likely has a thick crushing atmosphere at its surface, but it's a good sign that there may be more objects out there holding on to atmospheres while orbiting in the non-uninhabitable zone of M class stars.

See an orbit animation of a comet named C/2019 Q4 (Borisov), it may be the second interstellar object discovered. Learn more about the first, 'Oumuamua: https://www.space.com/oumuamua.html Further study of the comet is ongoing to determine its origin. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech / mash mix by Space.com's [Steve Spaleta](http://www.twitter.com/stevespaleta)

Where is Oumuamua? A new interview with Darryl Seligman from the astronomy department at Yale with an update on the subject of Oumuamua. We detail his findings that the interstellar object Oumuamua is an extremely strange object with unknown origins, though there has been some progress in determining it’s shape and composition. Also, ESO has decided on a comet intercept mission that will target interstellar object over the next decade. Mysterious 'Oumuamua interstellar object may have simple explanation after all https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/mysterious-oumuamua-interstellar-object-may-have-simple-explanation-after-all-ncna985466 https://www.darrylseligman.com/ On the Anomalous Acceleration of 1I/2017 U1 `Oumuamua https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.04723 "COULD SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE EXPLAIN ‘OUMUAMUA’S PECULIAR ACCELERATION?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf The Mysterious Interstellar Object Omuamua With Harvard’s Dr. Avi Loeb https://youtu.be/rDZyI83Bj2w Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ You can now support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/

Scientists Have Found Some Strange Object In Space ► Subscribe: https://goo.gl/r5jd1F Astronomers have cataloged eight planets, 6,500 comets and more than 525,000 asteroids, but a mysterious thing happened on October 19, 2017 in Hawaii that grabbed the attention of millions of people and scientists around the world because what they discovered was unlike anything seen before. The first ever recorded interstellar object was found to have entered our solar system somewhere from deep space. It was given the name Oumuamua, named after the Hawaiian term for ‘scout’ or ‘messenger from afar’, and its path showed that it was not gravitationally bound to our own solar system. But what was this strange object, and where did it come from? #space #objects #strangespace

Give yourself the gift of knowledge — subscribe to Big Think Edge: http://bit.ly/bigthinkedge If you're interested in licensing this or any other Big Think clip for commercial or private use, contact our licensing partner Executive Interviews: https://www.executiveinterviews.biz/rightsholders/bigthink/ - Oumuamua, a quarter-mile long asteroid tumbling through space, is Hawaiian for "scout", or "the first of many". - It was given this name because it came from another solar system. - Some claimed 'Oumuamua was an alien technology, but there's no actual evidence for that. Dr. Michelle Thaller is an astronomer who studies binary stars and the life cycles of stars. She is Assistant Director of Science Communication at NASA. She went to college at Harvard University, completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena, Calif. then started working for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's (JPL) Spitzer Space Telescope. After a hugely successful mission, she moved on to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), in the Washington D.C. area. In her off-hours often puts on about 30lbs of Elizabethan garb and performs intricate Renaissance dances. For more information, visit NASA. Read more at BigThink.com: https://bigthink.com/videos/oumuamua Follow Big Think here: YouTube: http://goo.gl/CPTsV5 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigThinkdotcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/bigthink

A new interview with Dr. Abraham "Avi" Loeb from Harvard and update on the subject of Oumuamua. We detailed point for point his findings that Oumuamua is an extremely strange object, regardless of its origins, and that it may be consistent with a light sail of some type. This is part one of a two part interview with Dr. Loeb. Have Aliens Found Us? A Harvard Astronomer on the Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua : https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-new-yorker-interview/have-aliens-found-us-a-harvard-astronomer-on-the-mysterious-interstellar-object-oumuamua "‘Oumuamua’s Geometry Could be More Extreme than Previously Inferred", Siraj and Loeb, 2019. https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/SL.pdf 6 Strange Facts about the Interstellar Visitor Oumuamua: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/6-strange-facts-about-the-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua/ "COULD SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE EXPLAIN ‘OUMUAMUA’S PECULIAR ACCELERATION?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf Is Oumuamua A Light Saul? Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/VlpVIyBCG3s Why The Universe May Be Full Of Alien Civilizations Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/6ckgBxRASTo Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/ MUSIC (Track names on screen in credits) Chris Zabriskie: https://chriszabriskie.bandcamp.com/ Kai Engel: https://kaiengel.bandcamp.com/ Stellardrone: https://stellardrone.bandcamp.com/ Miguel Johnson: https://migueljohnson.bandcamp.com

In this week's questions show, I wonder what we'd do if we actually found life, if we can be ready for the next interstellar asteroid, why the Mars 2020 rover is going to help with sample return and more. Cosmic Horizons episode about galaxies disappearing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXtWrDjDIGI Our Book is out! https://www.amazon.com/Universe-Today-Ultimate-Viewing-Cosmos/dp/1624145442/ 00:45 What if we did find life? 02:40 Next Oumuamua 04:31 How will Mars 2020 help with sample return? 06:29 Could you have a triple star system? 07:48 Can we observe continents on other planets? 09:22 Why do I live in the land of the Ewoks? 10:11 Why don't we remake Hubble? 12:26 Should we disassemble Mercury? 14:31 Could the Moon get into the Roche limit? 16:41 Can galaxies disappear over the cosmic horizon? 18:35 How can we see the CMB? 21:00 Could two planets touch each other? Audio Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/universe-today-guide-to-space-audio/id794058155?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/audio Video Podcast version: ITunes: https://itunes.apple.com/bh/podcast/universe-today-video/id794057165?mt=2 RSS: https://www.universetoday.com/video What Fraser's Watching Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbJ42wpShvmkjd428BcHcCEVWOjv7cJ1G Weekly email newsletter: https://www.universetoday.com/newsletter Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: http://www.universetoday.com/ Twitch: https://twitch.tv/fcain Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected]

John Michael Godier discusses if there could be life on ice shell moons like Europa and Enceladus and the possibility of interstellar objects such as Oumuamua seeding life on other planets with Dr. Karen Meech of the University of Hawaii which discovered the first interstellar object Oumuamua, with the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope. What is Oumuamua? With Dr. Karen Meech: https://youtu.be/8Q7TzLH2cRA Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/

10 Reasons the first discovered interstellar object Oumuamua will blow your mind. 1I/2017 U1, or Oumuamua, which has turned out to be one of the strangest objects yet seen by astronomers. The University of Hawaii discovered the first interstellar object, named 'Oumuamua, with the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in November of 2017. The Mysterious Interstellar Object Oumuamua: https://youtu.be/UwNqdc788QM What Is 'Oumuamua? With Dr. Karen Meech: https://youtu.be/2HBgsiOGOwI What Does 'Oumuamua Look Like? Featuring Dr. Karen Meech: https://youtu.be/8Q7TzLH2cRA Is 'Oumuamua a Light Sail? Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/VlpVIyBCG3s The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system | Karen J. Meech: https://youtu.be/rfi3w9Bzwik You can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/ "DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FIRST KNOWN INTERSTELLAR OBJECT", Meech et al, 2017 https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1737/eso1737a.pdf "Six Strange Facts About`Oumuamua", A. Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08832 "Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.11490 Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinder Three by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

A full exploration of the first interstellar object ever confirmed, 1I/2017 U1, or Oumuamua, which has turned out to be one of the strangest objects yet seen by astronomers. Event Horizon Interviews: Dr. Karen Meech on Oumuamua https://youtu.be/2HBgsiOGOwI https://youtu.be/8Q7TzLH2cRA Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/VlpVIyBCG3s Papers: "Plausible home stars of the interstellar object 'Oumuamua found in Gaia DR2", Bailer-Jones et al, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.09009 "Prospects for Backtracing 1I/`Oumuamua and Future Interstellar Objects", Q. Zhang, 2018. https://arxiv.org/abs/1712.08059 " 1I/2017 'Oumuamua-like Interstellar Asteroids as Possible Messengers from the Dead Stars", R. Rafikov, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1801.02658 "DISCOVERY AND CHARACTERIZATION OF THE FIRST KNOWN INTERSTELLAR OBJECT", Meech et al, 2017 https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1737/eso1737a.pdf "Non-Gravitational Acceleration in the Trajectory of 1I/2017 U1 (ʻOumuamua)", Micheli et al, 2018 https://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1820/eso1820a.pdf "Spin Evolution and Cometary Interpretation of the Interstellar Minor Object 1I/2017 'Oumuamua", R. Rafikov, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1809.06389 "Spitzer Observations of Interstellar Object 1I/`Oumuamua", Trilling et al, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08072 "Six Strange Facts About`Oumuamua", A. Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.08832 "Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.11490 Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinder Seven by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/ Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Harvard scientists think that the first interstellar object detected in our solar system, called “Oumuamua,” could be an alien spacecraft. The scientists sought to explain a quirk in Oumuamua's behavior, which led them to an unusual conclusion. No one knows what Oumuamua is or where it came from, and it's too late to find out for sure. ------------------------------------------------------ #Aliens #Space #ScienceInsider Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai TI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/ TI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techinsider INSIDER on Snapchat: https://insder.co/2KJLtVo ------------------------------------------------------ Why Harvard Scientists Think This Object Is An Alien Spacecraft

The key to our spacefaring future. Hosted by Seth Shostak and Molly Bentley. It’s not a bird or a plane, and probably not an alien spaceship, although the jury’s still deliberating that one. Some astronomers have proposed that an oddly-shaped object that recently passed through our Solar System could be an alien artifact. We consider the E.T. explanation for ‘Oumuamua, but also other reasons asteroids are invigorating our imagination. Are these orbiting rocks key to our future as a spacefaring species? Find out why traditional incentives for human exploration of space – such as political rivalry –aren’t igniting our rockets the way they once did, but why the potentially trillions of dollars to be made mining asteroids might. These small bodies may also hold the key to our ancient past: the New Horizons flyby of Thule in early 2019 will provide an historic look at a distant Kuiper belt object, and provide clues about the formation of the Solar System. Guests: Roger Launius https://www.smithsonianjourneys.org/experts/roger-launius/ – Former associate director of the National Air and Space Museum at the Smithsonian and chief historian for NASA J. L.Galache https://www.atenengineering.com/ – Asteroid astronomer and co-founder and CTO of Aten Engineering Mark Showalter https://www.seti.org/our-scientists/mark-showalter – Planetary scientist and Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute and a member of the New Horizons team Avi Loeb https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~loeb/ – Professor of Science at Harvard and chair of the Department of Astronomy Descripción en español http://musingsfromthecosmicshore.net/?p=2192 Download audio: http://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/space-rocks Read more at http://bigpicturescience.org ©2018 SETI Institute. All Rights Reserved 189 Bernardo Ave, Suite 200, Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone 650.961.6633 https://www.seti.org

Another episode of Night Sky News for this month - the first half what you can see in the sky this next month and the second half a recap of the space news of the last month. Tune in for how to catch Comet Wirtanen and the Geminids Meteor Shower in December. In this episode I chat about the retirement of the Kepler Space Telescope, the discovery of Antlia 2, a new dwarf galaxy around the Milky Way, and the discovery of a super-Earth exoplanet around Barnard's star. I also explain why astronomers have claimed that the interstellar object 'Oumuamua *might* be an alien space probe, and discuss the controversial news about the new Thirty Meter Telescope. News Theme 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://audionautix.com/ Don't forget to subscribe and click the little bell icon to be notified when I post a new video! I also present videos on Sixty Symbols: https://www.youtube.com/user/sixtysymbols and Deep Sky Videos: https://www.youtube.com/user/DeepSkyVideos Dr. Becky Smethurst is a Junior Research Fellow at Christ Church at the University of Oxford. http://drbecky.uk.com

To learn to think like a scientist check out http://Brilliant.org/SpaceTime To repeat the space time maxim: it’s never aliens … until it is. So let’s talk about ‘oumuamua. You can further support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Get your own Space Time t­-shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_... Previous Episode: Are Virtual Particles A New Layer of Reality? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztFovwCaOik Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Matt O'Dowd Graphics by Luke Maroldi Assistant Editing and Sound Design by Mike Petrow and Meah Denee Barrington Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Bialy & Loeb (2018) https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490 Micheli et al. (2018) https://go.nature.com/2A9FncQ Last year a visitor came to our inner solar system. To us it looked like a faint spot of light, moving quickly relative to the fixed stars. We’d seen similar things countless times before – lonely rocks, remnants from the formation of our solar system, drifting on their endless orbits around the sun and faintly glimmering with its reflected light. Nothing unusual about such asteroids and comets, but what made this object special was its trajectory. It was not in orbit around the Sun at all. Rather, it appeared to have fallen in from interstellar space, and was on its way back out again. The object is 1I/2017 U1, better known as ‘Oumuamua. It’s the first chunk of interstellar space debris we’ve ever spotted passing through our solar system. It caused a justifiable stir at the time. Hell, WE even did an episode on it. Special thanks to our Patreon Big Bang, Quasar and Hypernova Supporters: Big Bang David Nicklas CoolAsCats Anton Lifshits Fabrice Eap Justin Lloyd Juan Benet Quasar Tambe Barsbay Mark Rosenthal Dean Fuqua James Flowers Vinnie Falco Hypernova Chuck Zegar Jordan Young Joseph Salomone John Hofmann Martha Hunt Matthew O’Connor Ratfeast Brent Mullins Donal Botkin Edmund Fokschaner Max Levine Thanks to our Patreon Gamma Ray Burst Supporters: Alexander Rodriguez Alexey Eromenko Brandon Cook Brandon Labonte Daniel Lyons David Crane Fabian Olesen Fauzan Ardhana Greg Allen Greg Weiss Jack Frosch James Hughes JJ Bagnell Jon Folks Joseph Emison Josh Thomas Kevin Warne Malte Ubl Mark Vasile Nathan Leniz Nicholas Rose Nick Virtue Scott Gossett Shannan Catalano Shawn Azman Tommy Mogensen سلطان الخليفي

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The first interstellar object, named 'Oumuamua, was discovered in October 2017 by the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii. The object is of unknown origin and could be a comet or asteroid. In this preview of Thursday's full episode, we spoke to Dr. Karen Meech, who leads the Astrobiology research team at the University of Hawaii and recently led the characterization to determine the size, shape, color and light curve of the first interstellar object – 'Oumuamua. SHOW NOTE: Seth Shostak will be released on December 6th. For the latest updates and early access to episodes you can now support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EventHorizonShow Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/interstellar/ Is the Interstellar Asteroid Really a Comet?: http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/info/press-releases/Oumuamua-06-2018/ "COULD SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE EXPLAIN ‘OUMUAMUA’S PECULIAR ACCELERATION?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf Is 'Oumuamua a Light Sail? Featuring Dr. Avi Loeb: https://youtu.be/VlpVIyBCG3s Website: https://www.eventhorizonshow.com/ Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/jmgeventhorizon Follow us on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/jmgeventhorizon/ Footage NASA Hubble ESO K.Meech Music Stellardrone Kai Engel

Is 'Oumuamua an interstellar asteroid or alien lightsail? Astronomers form Harvard University suggest 'Oumuamua may in fact be a light sail from an alien civilization, which would explain why 'Oumuamua is accelerating. However, there's not much evidence 'Oumuamua really is an artificial object and simply not a kind of comet. 🔔 Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/christianready?sub_confirmation=1 🖖 Share this video with a fellow space traveler: https://youtu.be/KQemVWn3lSk 🔴 Watch my most recent upload: https://goo.gl/QbRcE2 🚀 Help me improve the channel by joining the community on Patreon https://patreon.com/launchpadastro 🚀 Check out Launch Pad merchandise! https://teespring.com/stores/launchpadastro Disclaimer: Some of these links go to one of my websites and some are affiliate links where I'll earn a small commission if you make a purchase at no additional cost to you. 🐟 From out of town? Help translate this video! - http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?ref=share&v=KQemVWn3lSk 🧭 References: Shmuel and Loeb's paper on arXiv: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf ✅ Let's connect: For business inquiries - chris AT christianready DOT com Twitter - @launchpadastro Instagram - @launchpadastro Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LaunchPadAstronomy/ Discord - https://discord.gg/yChAuUe 📭 c/o Christian Ready P.O. Box 66 Westminster, MD 21158 United States Earth

In this video, we discuss the space object Oumuamua and the odd traits that make scientists question its origin. Oumuamua was discovered in October of 2017 and was quickly denoted as an interstellar object, due to its have speeds in our solar system. Over the course of a few months, astronomers all over the world were able to determine the approximate size, shape, and composition of this object, however, it didn't match what scientists had previously expected an interstellar object to be like. Over time, the object was also varying in its trajectory slightly, which brought up many more questions regarding the origin of these disturbances and what could be happening. Recently, scientists at Harvard suggest that this could be a solar sail, created by some intelligent alien species, trying to understand planet Earth. In this video we walk through the different known facts about Oumuamnu, and why it may or may not be an alien spaceship. Thanks for watching! And consider subscribing if you enjoyed this video! Twitter: https://twitter.com/wolf_martian Facebook: https://fb.me/MartianWolf Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MartianWolf Heading Home by Nekzlo @nekzlo Music provided by Free Music for Vlogs youtu.be/YGL35p7LLqo ------------------------------ • Contact the artist: @nekzlo www.instagram.com/nekzlo/ twitter.com/Nekzlo_Music open.spotify.com/artist/75LSn0DiQyH6LnHBT8fOEK ------------------------------ #Oumuamua #Comet #Alien

An exploration into the recent paper by Bialy and Avi Loeb examining the possibility that the first discovered interstellar object 'Oumuamua or 1I/2017 U1 could be a type of natural or artificial light sail. Avi Loeb interview: https://youtu.be/VlpVIyBCG3s www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Papers: "COULD SOLAR RADIATION PRESSURE EXPLAIN ‘OUMUAMUA’S PECULIAR ACCELERATION?", Bialy and Loeb, 2018 https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf Music: Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

According to Mother Nature Network, scientists believe they know where the bizarre, cigar-shaped interstellar object 'Oumuamua came from. The unique rock was first spotted in October 2017 when the Pan-STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii picked up a faint point of light moving across the night sky. A team of scientists have narrowed down the possibilities of where the cigar-shaped object comes from to four stars — red dwarf HIP 3757, sunlike star HD 292249 and two other unnamed stars. https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/space/stories/bizarre-cigar-shaped-asteroid-another-star-and-unlike-anything-seen http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

A pair of Harvard scientists say a massive, fast-moving visitor to our solar system may have been a probe sent by an advance alien civilization. Astronomers were excited to discover the interstellar object last year. It was named "Oumuamua" that's Hawaiian for "messenger" or "scout." Tony Dokoupil reports. Subscribe to the "CBS This Morning" Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/1Q0v2hE Watch "CBS This Morning" HERE: http://bit.ly/1T88yAR Watch the latest installment of "Note to Self," only on "CBS This Morning," HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1Sh8XlB Follow "CBS This Morning" on Instagram HERE: http://bit.ly/1Q7NGnY Like "CBS This Morning" on Facebook HERE: http://on.fb.me/1LhtdvI Follow "CBS This Morning" on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Xj5W3p Follow "CBS This Morning" on Google+ HERE: http://bit.ly/1SIM4I8 Get the latest news and best in original reporting from CBS News delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to newsletters HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T Get your news on the go! Download CBS News mobile apps HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8 Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream local news live, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! http://bit.ly/1OQA29B Delivered by Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King, "CBS This Morning" offers a thoughtful, substantive and insightful source of news and information to a daily audience of 3 million viewers. The Emmy Award-winning broadcast presents a mix of daily news, coverage of developing stories of national and global significance, and interviews with leading figures in politics, business and entertainment. Check local listings for "CBS This Morning" broadcast times.

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According to a report by Business Insider, scientists at Harvard have raised the possibility that a mysterious cigar-shaped interstellar object, the first of its kind in our solar system, could be a probe intentionally sent toward Earth from an alien civilization. Named, "Oumuamua," which means "a messenger from afar, arriving first," the object was first spotted in October of 2017 by a telescope in Hawaii. The metal-rich object, reportedly moving remarkably fast but not circling our sun, was about 750 feet by 115 feet and reddish in color. https://www.businessinsider.com/harvard-scientists-interstellar-oumuamua-object-alien-probe-2018-11 http://www.wochit.com This video was produced by YT Wochit News using http://wochit.com

The real news stories should say "Scientists Fail To Prove 'Oumuamua Isn't An Alien Spacecraft" - but the important part is that scientists did the math and know what to expect. There is certainly a non-gravitational acceleration, and a lack of dust cloud means it can't be proven that the object is a comet, but that doesn't make it a spaceship either. Original paper on Non-Gravitational acceleration https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0254-4 New Paper running the numbers on the spaceship https://arxiv.org/pdf/1810.11490.pdf Also note - when correcting for camera rotation, make sure the intro and end cards don't get the correction too 🙂

New analysis shows that ‘Oumuamua is neither a comet nor an asteroid. What is it then? If We Heard from Aliens, What Would It Look Like? - https://youtu.be/PswBhfUnwr0 Thumbnail image courtesy of ESA/Hubble, NASA, ESO, M. Kornmesser Read More: Chasing 'Oumuamua https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/chasing-oumuamua “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.” 1st Known Interstellar Visitor Gets Weirder: 'Oumuamua Likely Had 2 Stars https://www.space.com/40020-oumuamua-interstellar-object-binary-star.html “Our solar system's first known interstellar visitor is likely even more alien than previously imagined, a new study suggests.The mysterious, needle-shaped object 'Oumuamua, which was spotted zooming through Earth's neighborhood last October [2017], probably originated in a two-star system, according to the study.” An Interstellar Visitor Both Familiar and Alien https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/22/science/oumuamua-space-asteroid.html “In Fall [of 2017], the galaxy came calling in the form of a small reddish cigar-shaped object named Oumuamua by astronomers based in Hawaii. They discovered it in October, careening through the solar system at 40,000 miles an hour, an interstellar emissary from points unknown.” ____________________ Elements is more than just a science show. It’s your science-loving best friend, tasked with keeping you updated and interested on all the compelling, innovative and groundbreaking science happening all around us. Join our passionate hosts as they help break down and present fascinating science, from quarks to quantum theory and beyond. Seeker explains every aspect of our world through a lens of science, inspiring a new generation of curious minds who want to know how today’s discoveries in science, math, engineering and technology are impacting our lives, and shaping our future. Our stories parse meaning from the noise in a world of rapidly changing information. Visit the Seeker website https://www.seeker.com/videos Elements on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerElements/ Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker http://www.seeker.com/

An exploration of the latest developments surrounding Oumuamua, the interstellar asteroid/comet/planet fragment. What is it? Where did it come from? https://www.youtube.com/eventhorizonshow https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Eight by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

In October 2017, astrobiologist Karen J. Meech got the call every astronomer waits for: NASA had spotted the very first visitor from another star system. The interstellar comet -- a half-mile-long object eventually named `Oumuamua, from the Hawaiian for "scout" or "messenger" -- raised intriguing questions: Was it a chunk of rocky debris from a new star system, shredded material from a supernova explosion, evidence of alien technology or something else altogether? In this riveting talk, Meech tells the story of how her team raced against the clock to find answers about this unexpected gift from afar. Check out more TED Talks: http://www.ted.com The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Follow TED on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/TEDTalks Like TED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TED Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/TED

Astronomers have found that ‘Oumuamua, the first interstellar object discovered in the Solar System, is moving away from the Sun faster than expected. Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, and from NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of researchers concluded that ‘Oumuamua is most likely outgassing — suggesting that this enigmatic interstellar nomad is a peculiar comet rather than an asteroid. More information and download options: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1820a/ Subscribe to ESOcast in iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/esocast-hd/id295471183?mt=2 Receive future episodes on YouTube by pressing the Subscribe button above or follow us on Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/esoastronomy Watch more ESOcast episodes: http://www.eso.org/public/videos/archive/category/esocast/ Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the ESOcast in multiple languages, or translate this video on YouTube: http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/partnerships/translators/ Credit: ESO Directed by: Mathias Jäger.  Visual Design and Editing: Martin Kornmesser and Luis Calçada. Editing: Martin Kornmesser.  Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida. Written by: Calum Turner and Mathias Jäger.  Music: Stellardrone.  Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa.  Footage and photos: ESO, ESA/Hubble NASA, ESA, Luis Calçada , M. Kornmesser and G. Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com).  Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.

Speakers: Matija Cuk & Meg Schwamb (SETI Talks 2018) A SETI Talk on 1I/`Oumuamua, the first known interstellar small body, possibly an asteroid which is probably coming from another planetary system. Its recent discovery by Pan-STARRS1 offers a rare opportunity to explore the planetary formation processes of other stars, and the effect of the interstellar environment on a planetesimal surface. Since its discovery, astronomers around the world have raced to use the most powerful ground-based and space-borne telescopes to collect information on its nature. Two astronomers, Meg Schwamb, astronomer at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii and Matija Cuk, astronomer at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, will discuss the nature of 'Oumuamua, its color and shape in comparison with known small solar system bodies, as well as its origin derived from its extremely elongated shape and its orbit. They will show how its peculiarities seem to imply that 'Oumuamua is one of the most important discoveries of the decade in astronomy. Matija Cuk is a Research Scientist at the SETI Institute. He received his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University in 2005. He uses computer simulations to study the past and present evolution of the orbits of the planets, moons and asteroids. His recent work focused on the origin of Earth's Moon, as well as the moons and rings of Saturn. In 2014 he was awarded the Harold Urey Prize for early career achievement from the Division of Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. Meg Schwamb is an assistant scientist at the Gemini Observatory based in Hilo, Hawai'i. Meg's research focuses on how planets and their building blocks form and evolve, applying ground-based surveys to probe our Solar System's small body reservoirs. She is also involved in the Planet Four citizen science projects, which enlists the public to help study the seasonal processes of the Martian south pole and map the distribution of ridges on the Martian mid-latitudes. Meg also serves as co-chair of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope's Solar System Science Collaboration. Meg was awarded the 2017 Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science from the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Science.

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We recently discovered the first-ever identified visitor from another solar system: the interstellar asteroid 'Oumuamua. You can get the whole story and more at astronomy.com. http://www.astronomy.com/news/2017/11/interstellar-interloper Astronomy magazine is the world’s best-selling astronomy magazine, offering you the most exciting visually stunning thorough, and timely coverage of the heavens above. Each monthly issue includes expert science reporting, vivid color photography, complete sky-event coverage, spot-on observing tips, informative telescope reviews, and more. astronomy.com features daily news and weekly observing tips, as well as our Picture of the Day. We also invite you to check out our blogs, podcasts, and more. All of this comes in an easy-to-understand user-friendly style that's perfect for astronomers at any level. Like Astronomy magazine on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/AstronomyMagazine Follow Astronomy magazine on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/AstronomyMag View Astronomy magazine's Picture of the Day on PINTEREST: https://www.pinterest.com/astronomymag/astronomy-picture-of-the-day/

The Solar System is currently being visited by an interstellar asteroid, Oumuamua. Is Oumuamua a spaceship? The interstellar asteroid is known as Oumuamua or 1I/ 2017 U1. In this video, we discuss Oumuamua and if the asteroid is artificial or a spaceship and future plans to study it and possibly orbit it. ►Click here to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB0fFWQLZ2oj-FaoDUG_wow?sub_confirmation=1 ►Written, Produced & Narrated by: David ►Share this video: https://youtu.be/4bxOdM7Ez5k Music: “A Memory of Earth” by Markus Junnikkala

An exploration of the other suspected interstellar objects in the solar system. https://www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Music: Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Imagery of the `Oumuamua from the .2-meter William Herschel Telescope in La Palma in Spain's Canary Island is looped several times here. -- Full Story: https://www.space.com/39129-oumuamua-interstellar-object-comet-in-disguise.html Credit: A. Fitzsimmons, QUB/Isaac Newton Group, La Palma.

Today I use Orbiter Spaceflight Simulator 2016 to simulate an intercept of the interstellar object Oumuamua. http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ Hubble's most recent Oumuamua image: http://h.dropcanvas.com/rf169/oumuamuacandidate.jpg

In October, astronomers observed an interstellar asteroid for the first time. We talked to one of the first to study it, and here’s everything they’ve learned in the months since. What’s Happening in Space? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XDS_aTVBrE&list=PL6uC-XGZC7X5q7Mibs4VifsPO6kt8XZ0V Thumbnail image courtesy: ESO/M. Kornmesser Read More: A brief visit from a red and extremely elongated interstellar asteroid https://www.nature.com/articles/nature25020 “Here we report observations and subsequent analysis of 1I/2017 U1 (‘Oumuamua) that demonstrate the extrasolar trajectory of ‘Oumuamua. Our observations reveal the object to be asteroidal, with no hint of cometary activity despite an approach within 0.25 au of the Sun.” The First Interstellar Object to Be Seen May Have Just Visited Our Solar System https://www.seeker.com/space/astronomy/the-first-interstellar-object-to-be-seen-may-have-just-visited-our-solar-system “Astronomers may have spotted the first comet or asteroid to visit from beyond the solar system. They’re now scurrying to aim telescopes at the object, provisionally called A/2017 U1, to learn more about its mysterious origins.” Massive Asteroid ‘Florence' Flies Past Earth at Record-Breaking Nearness https://www.seeker.com/space/astronomy/massive-asteroid-florence-flies-past-earth-at-record-breaking-nearness “A mountain-size space rock cruised past Earth this morning (Sept. 1) in a record-breaking encounter that has long had scientists drooling. At 8:06 a.m. EDT (1206 GMT) today, the roughly 2.7-mile-wide (4.4 kilometers) asteroid 3122 Florence came within a mere 4.4 million miles (7 million km) of Earth — just 18 times the distance from our planet to the moon.” ____________________ Seeker inspires us to see the world through the lens of science and evokes a sense of curiosity, optimism and adventure. Visit the Seeker website https://www.seeker.com/videos Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel Seeker on Twitter http://twitter.com/seeker Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Seeker on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SeekerMedia/ Seeker http://www.seeker.com/ This episode of Seeker was written and hosted by Trace Dominguez

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Earlier this year, astronomers discovered what they think could be the first-ever-observed interstellar object. Chances are that it's an asteroid from another star system. But the unusual looking object has caught the attention of experts at Breakthrough Initiatives, which is on a mission to discover the first extraterrestrial intelligence beyond Earth. Experts are now using the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope to take a closer look.  Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: http://www.businessinsider.com/sai TI on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techinsider TI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tech_insider/ TI on Twitter: https://twitter.com/techinsider -------------------------------------------------- Following is a transcript of the video: Breakthrough Initiatives is searching for intelligent life beyond Earth. The $100 million mission now has an unusual object in its sights. The object is called Oumuamua. Its thin, sleek shape is unlike anything ever seen before, which led astronomers to think it came from another star system. Its shape also has experts at Breakthrough intrigued. They say it's exactly what an alien spaceship might look like.  So, Breakthrough has decided to take a closer look, with radio telescopes on Earth. Oumuamua is currently about 186 million miles from Earth. That's twice the distance from Earth to the Sun. If the object is emitting any radio signals the telescope will detect the emissions in less than a minute. The chances that Oumuamua is an alien spacecraft are slim. More likely, it's an asteroid.  Either way, Breakthrough's mission will provide new information. It's expected to shed light on Oumuamua's chemical makeup. But Breakthrough will have to work fast. Astronomers predict that Oumuamua will leave our solar system in January 2019.

Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateSPACE We were recently visited by a traveler from outside our solar system. This is the first time we’ve ever seen an object that came to us from interstellar space. It's name is 'Oumuamua. Check out http://curiositystream.com/spacetime You can further support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/pbsspacetime Get your own Space Time t­shirt at http://bit.ly/1QlzoBi Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime Email us! pbsspacetime [at] gmail [dot] com Comment on Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/pbsspacetime Help translate our videos! https://www.youtube.com/timedtext_cs_... Previous Episode: Understanding the Uncertainty Principle with Quantum Fourier Series https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izqaWyZsEtY In this Space Time Journal Club we look into the origins of 'Oumuamua, an asteroid visiting us from beyond our solar system! We'll focus on the results of: "The origin of interstellar asteroidal objects like 1I/2017 U1" Portegies Zwart, Pelupessy, Bedorf, Cai & Torres 2017 https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.03558 On October 19th this year astronomers spotted an object moving rapidly away from the sun. The discovery was made by Pan-STARRS - the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System: a group of telescopes that constantly monitor the sky for moving or variable objects like asteroids or comets, It was initially thought to be a new comet, but after 34 days of follow up observations and a bit of orbital mechanics, it became abundantly clear that we were looking at the first object ever observed that came from outside our solar system. The mysterious object has been dubbed 1I: the first object in a brand new International Astronomical Union class, with “I” standing for “interstellar”. 1I also scored a more poetic name: 'Oumuamua, from the Hawaiian meaning “a messenger from afar arriving fast”. Hosted by Matt O'Dowd Written by Drew Rosen and Matt O'Dowd Produced by Rusty Ward Graphics by Kurt Ross Assistant Editing and Sound Design by Mike Petrow Made by Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com) Special thanks to our Patreon Big Bang, Quasar and Hypernova Supporters: Big Bang CoolAsCats David Nicklas William James Sidis Quasar Tambe Barsbay Mayank M. Mehrota Mars Yentur Mark Rosenthal Dean Fuqua Y2 Justin Lloyd Tambe Barsbay Hypernova Edmund Fokschaner Max Levine Matthew O’Connor Eugene Lawson Martha Hunt Joseph Salomone Chuck Zegar Jordan Young Ratfeast John Hofmann Thanks to our Patreon Gamma Ray Burst Supporters: Mechanically Cryptic Denys Ivanov Nick Virtue Alexey Eromenko Nicholas Rose Scott Gossett Mark Dykstra Chris Hicks Mark Vasile Patrick Murray Sultan Alkhulaifi Alex Seto Michal-Peanut Karmi Erik Stein Daniel Lyons Kevin Warne JJ Bagnell J Rejc Amy Jie Avi Goldfinger John Pettit Shannan Catalano Florian Stiglmayr Benoit Pagé-Guitard Nathan Leniz Jessica Fraley Loro Lukic Brandon Labonte David Crane Greg Weiss

The story of Oumuamua continues to grow increasingly mysterious and it's now on the table that it may in fact be artificial and is now a SETI target for Breakthrough Listen. www.patreon.com/johnmichaelgodier Previous updates: https://youtu.be/UQtn9c0o3i4 https://youtu.be/k7y65DyrsbY https://youtu.be/7PNfcwvgoNI Music: Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://chriszabriskie.com/cylinders/ Artist: http://chriszabriskie.com/

Get an email announcement whenever we release a new video: http://eepurl.com/dcThQ5 On October 25, 2017, astronomers from NASA’s Minor Planet Center sent out an announcement that they needed help confirming the trajectory of an interesting object. Known as C/2017 U1 PANSTARRS, the object was moving quickly through the Solar System, on a path that would take it out into deep space. Astronomers were happy to oblige, providing dozens of observations within a few days, confirming that yes indeed, we were looking at the first asteroid that had come from interstellar space. Support us at: http://www.patreon.com/universetoday More stories at: https://www.universetoday.com/ Follow us on Twitter: @universetoday Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/universetoday Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+universetoday/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/universetoday Team: Fraser Cain - @fcain / [email protected] Karla Thompson - @karlaii / https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEItkORQYd4Wf0TpgYI_1fw Chad Weber - [email protected] Chloe Cain - Instagram: @chloegwen2001 It turns out that C/2017 U1 PANSTARRS, later given the Hawaiian name Oumuamua, or “a messenger from afar arriving first”, had already made its closest pass to the Sun on September 9th, 2017, traveling at a top speed of 87.4 kilometers per second. It whipped around the Sun, and then continued on its hyperbolic orbit out into deep space again. It passed near the Earth on October 14, then crossed the orbit of Mars on November 1st, by May 2018 it’ll be farther than Jupiter, and get past Saturn in early 2019. Astronomers around the world have been making continuous observations of the asteroid, using some of the largest telescopes on Earth and in space. But they’ve got to work quickly, by mid-December, it’ll be too dim to observe with any of our instruments.