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Scientists have been keeping a close watch on ‘Oumuamua, the cigar-shaped object from far beyond our own solar system that wandered toward us in 2017. Soon after, Harvard scientists proposed that it ...

SEATTLE — A cigar-shaped space rock named 'Oumuamua caused quite a stir when it became the first interstellar visitor discovered in our solar system. Is it an asteroid, a comet or an alien spacecraft?

In 2017, scientists discovered the first known interstellar object in our Solar System. Meet Oumuamua, which means “scout” in ...

The first known interstellar visitor to the solar system is keeping astronomers guessing. Ever since it was spotted in October 2017, major mysteries have dogged the object, known as ‘Oumuamua (SN ...

(CNN) -- A mysterious cigar-shaped object spotted tumbling through our solar system last year may have been an alien spacecraft sent to investigate Earth, astronomers from Harvard University have ...

The James Webb Space Telescope is a machine of many talents. It can peer through dense space dust, glimpse the stellar drama of distant galaxies, and even observe the universe’s first stars. But some ...

As an astrophysicist, probably the most common question I get asked is: "Are we alone in the universe and do aliens exist?" There is no doubt, people love to think and talk about aliens. Hence, ...

An artist’s conception shows what the interstellar asteroid Oumuamua might look like. Or does it actually look more an alien light sail? (ESO Illustration / M. Kornmesser) ‘Oumuamua is long gone from ...

(CNN/CBS) -- A mysterious cigar-shaped object spotted tumbling through our solar system last year may have been an alien spacecraft sent to investigate Earth, astronomers from Harvard University have ...

In fact, there are likely trillions upon trillions of objects just like 'Oumuamua drifting through the Milky Way galaxy, Greg Laughlin, an astronomer from Yale University, said during a lecture here ...