That is not the most striking suggestion in Loeb's report, however.

This, they said, could explain the object's strange shape as well as the fact that it is so highly reflective and seems to move through space without shedding a tail of material like comets do. Loeb and his colleague wrote that 'Oumuamua could possibly be something called a lightsail-technology that uses light from the sun or other stars to push it through space. In 2018, Loeb co-authored a study in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, investigating the potential origins of the space object in which the possibility that it is 'of an artificial origin' was seriously considered. Baird Jr., professor of science and astrophysics at Harvard University. While that may sound unrealistic, one of the most prominent proponents of such a theory is Avi Loeb, Frank B. Alien TheoriesĪlmost inevitably, some theories surrounding the origins of 'Oumuamua involve intelligent extraterrestrial life. It should be noted that the study does not yet appear to have been published in a peer-reviewed journal. It could launch as soon as 2028, the authors say. In a new draft study published last week, scientists have now proposed another way of reaching the strange object by using the gravitational influence of Venus, Earth, and Jupiter, meaning a probe could potentially reach 'Oumuamua within 26 years or so and avoid the risks of a solar flyby. One way to do it would be to use what is called a Solar Oberth Maneuver, which would involve sling-shotting a spacecraft around the sun in order to speed up and catch 'Oumuamua in a couple of decades-but it carries risks, and the need for a heat shield. Some theories to explain the space object's existence involve aliens. A stock photo showing an illustration of what 'Oumuamua might look like.

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