# astro: the strange behavior of Oumuamua (Hawaiian for "scout")

<<  'Oumuamua (1I/2017 U1) is the first object of interstellar origin observed in the Solar system. >>

AA << discuss the possible origins of such an object including the possibility that it might be a lightsail of artificial origin. >>

Shmuel Bialy, Abraham Loeb. Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration? arXiv:1810.11490 [astro-ph.EP]. Oct 30, 2018.

https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.11490

Robby Berman. Harvard scientists suggest 'Oumuamua is an alien device. It's an asteroid, it's a comet, it's actually a spacecraft? Nov 6, 2018.

https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/oumuamua-spacecraft-alien-device

NASA utd about 'Oumuamua:

Calla Cofield. NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua. Nov. 14, 2018.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-learns-more-about-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua