Oumuamua
The cigar-shaped interstellar rock that flew through our solar system, with speculation around whether it was a spaceship.
Videos Mentioning Oumuamua
Robert Proctor: Nazi Science and Ideology | Lex Fridman Podcast #268
Lex Fridman
The cigar-shaped interstellar rock that flew through our solar system, with speculation around whether it was a spaceship.
Garry Nolan: UFOs and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #262
Lex Fridman
The first interstellar object detected passing through our solar system, which Avi Loeb speculates could be an alien light sail or technology, inspiring broader data collection efforts.
Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua | Lex Fridman Podcast #154
Lex Fridman
A strange interstellar object detected in 2017 with unusual characteristics, leading to speculation about its origin as an alien artifact.
Konstantin Batygin: Planet 9 and the Edge of Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #201
Lex Fridman
An interstellar object with a weird shape and observed acceleration, initially debated as alien space junk, but now with an attractive hypothesis suggesting it's a piece of hydrogen ice.
Katherine de Kleer: Planets, Moons, Asteroids & Life in Our Solar System | Lex Fridman Podcast #184
Lex Fridman
A fascinating interstellar object, unusual for its long, skinny dimensions and unexplained acceleration as it left the solar system, leading to speculation about it being alien space junk or natural ice shards.