How Oumuamua Changed The Way We Watch Space

Space missions usually take years to prepare. Now the European Space Agency is designing one that can spring into action when an interstellar object appears, allowing a close-up look before it passes us by.

#Space #Moonshot #Science

--------

QuickTake Originals is Bloomberg's official premium video channel. We bring you insights and analysis from business, science, and technology experts who are shaping our future. We’re home to Hello World, Giant Leap, Storylines, and the series powering CityLab, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Green, and much more.

Subscribe for business news, but not as you've known it: exclusive interviews, fascinating profiles, data-driven analysis, and the latest in tech innovation from around the world.

Visit our partner channel QuickTake News for breaking global news and insight in an instant.

[business]

We have some exciting news! We’re launching channel Memberships for just $0.99 a month. You’ll get access to members-only posts and videos, live Q&As with Bloomberg reporters, business trivia, badges, emojis and more.

[SuperBenette]

Its a scary experience to see how many rocks are fly-ing arround us, makes you feel very small.

[bigdawg]

The brain capacity by these scientist's is increadibly amazing. Thanks so much to who has devoted their life to get these answers to the Universe deserves our applause. It's spellbinding to think of what and where it all began.

[dragossorin]

Having interceptors in space ready for new comets is a solid plan, those could have other tasks while waiting

[dmsnm]

They came to look for possible intelligence of life on earth.

They left after coming to know of Tik Tokers

[chunkymilk]

It's quite amazing to think that this could've been some alien civilization's version of Voyager...

[SafarWIP]

no way we are alone in the universe, just hope whoever out there is more compassionate then humans are

[IKEMENOsakaman]

When humans meet aliens for the first time Aliens!!!!"
When aliens meet humans for the first time Aliens!!!"

[yourfriend]

Imagine you're just vibing in space, then some scientists started to calling you "Oumuamua"

[rusitoexplorador]

The Moonshot series is Amazing bloomberg

[rayanaltowayan]

If it is actually an alien spacecraft, but disguised as a rocky comet? To try to avoid detection.

Kind of like how we on earth have stealth fighter jets that are designed to be undetected.

[DymoSilesia]

Randezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke- that;s what she;s talking about, about quick crew rocket missions to discover what object like Omuamua hides.

[k.t.]

number 1 : Nobody KNOWS what Omuamua actually looks like (That slab of granite we're always shown, thats an ARTISTS RENDITION)
number 2 : According to Harvard Astrophysics Phd Avi Loeb : Omuamua is 110% artificially engineered. NOT A SLAB OF ROCK.

[Panda]

It's just frozen alien poop ejected from some alien space cruise ship.

[romazone]

What about landing on it then hitching a ride wherever it's going? Maybe an express route out of our solar system?

[mohammedansari]

'Oumuamua is the name given to the first interstellar object ever detected passing through our solar system. It was first discovered by astronomers in October 2017 using the Pan-STARRS1 telescope in Hawaii. The name 'Oumuamua comes from the Hawaiian language and means "scout" or "messenger from afar."

'Oumuamua is an elongated, cigar-shaped object, estimated to be about 800 meters long and 80 meters wide. Its shape and unusual trajectory suggested that it was not from our solar system but had traveled through interstellar space before passing near the Sun.

Despite much speculation, the exact nature and origin of 'Oumuamua remain a mystery. Some scientists have suggested that it could be a natural object, such as a comet or an asteroid, while others have proposed that it could be an artificial object, like a spacecraft. However, there is currently no direct evidence to support either hypothesis, and the mystery of 'Oumuamua continues to intrigue scientists and the public alike. 👽 chatgpt

[NovemberFoxtrotRC]

We missed an opportunity of a lifetime by not scrambling to be able to explore this more.

[Jr_Scientist]

On October 19, 2017, a very strange comet was spotted on a regular night of sky gazing.

[Peter_Siri]

building an infrastructure that can intercept interstellar objects is a very ambitious goal indeed

[jackblack]

the fact that i’ll never see the majority of whats out there will irk me until the day I die...