Interstellar Messenger in Our Solar System
PRESS RELEASE A unique object was discovered hurtling through our solar system, moving at an unprecedented speed and trajectory. This object, officially named ʻOumuamua, was first sighted by astronomers using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii on October 19th. The name "ʻOumuamua" means "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian, reflecting its status as the first known interstellar object to pass through our solar system. The object was named by astronomers at the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaii, who conducted follow-up observations and helped to determine its unusual properties. Scientists believe that ʻOumuamua is a long, cigar-shaped object, possibly a fragment of a planetesimal, or a building block of a planet, that originated from another star system. The discovery of ʻOumuamua has sparked excitement and intrigue in the astronomical community and has led to numerous studies and observations aimed at unlocking the mysteries of this str...