# Oumuamua: Aliens!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 6, 2018, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oumuamua-aliens/824062 "2018-11-06T08:41:40Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oumuamua-aliens/824062/81 "2021-03-17T15:55:46Z")

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> **[Scientists determine the origin of extra-solar object 'Oumuamua](https://phys.org/news/2021-03-scientists-extra-solar-oumuamua.amp)**
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> In 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory in Hawaii. It was named 'Oumuamua, meaning "scout" or "messenger" in Hawaiian. The object was like a comet, but with...

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