British media said that some people had speculated that a strange cigar-shaped space object was an alien spaceship, but scientists had come to the conclusion that it was just an asteroid. According to the British "Daily Telegraph" website reported on December 18th, this object called "Omo Mo" was discovered by the panoramic survey telescope and rapid response system of the University of Hawaii on October 19th, and astronomers all over the world have been tracking its activities since then.
It is believed that this is the first asteroid from outside the solar system. Last week, Stephen Hawking's "Breakthrough Listening" project to find extraterrestrial civilization announced that it was studying the object for signs of alien technology. Long-range space navigation researchers have previously said that cigar-shaped or needle-shaped structures are the most likely structures for interstellar spaceships, because this will minimize the friction and damage caused by space gas and dust. However, scientists from Queen's University Belfast confirmed on the 18th that it is an asteroid, which is similar in size and shape to London's skyscraper "Cucumber".
It is reported that this team of scientists from the United States, Canada, Chile and other countries and regions said that they made a "key observation" on the chemical composition of this asteroid. Dr Michelle Banister's research report was published in this week's British Journal of Astrophysics Newsletter. She said that this gray-red object is covered with dust and sand, and its surface looks like an asteroid in the solar system.
She said, "No astronomer has mentioned that it is related to aliens, only that it comes from outside the solar system. Its surface is composed of a layer of insulating material, so in addition to dust and sand, there may be organic compounds. We don't know if there is ice inside. If there is ice, it is insulated by the surface material. " Professor Allen fitzsimmons of Queen's University Belfast published another article in the British journal Nature Astronomy. He said: "When the object is irradiated by the sun, a half-meter thick coating rich in organic matter may protect the water ice core from evaporation, even though it is heated to more than 3 degrees Celsius."
before this, there have been many papers about this object. "Omo Mo" is the first celestial body found in the solar system from other parts of the Milky Way. Dr Banister said the discovery was "exciting". She described the object as a space driftwood and thought it provided clues for us to understand the world outside our solar system.
Omomo is named after the Hawaiian word for "scout" or "messenger". In October this year, when it passed the earth, its distance from the earth was about 85 times that of the earth and the moon. Omo Mo is expected to leave the solar system for several years. Future research on it is likely to focus on tracing its exact source.