On October 19th of 2017, an interstellar object was observed in our solar system for the very first time. Observed through Hawaiian telescopes, scientists named it Oumuamua. What has followed, is a curious exploration into what, in fact, this interstellar visitor actually is. The topic of of borderline scientific brawls, new Harvard papers this week suggest the possibility that Oumuamua is in fact a solar sail, hull, or ship-based alien probe.

This week, on The What If? Podcast, we dive into what makes this object so different from the comets and asteroids we’re familiar with, and why the hypothesis of some very smart people lead us down a line of questioning, that entertains the possibility of alien life.

Karen J. Meech’s TED Talk on Oumuamua.

Outro music by Lydia Liza and Big Cats

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Well gang. Sometimes one person goes missing. But apparently, sometimes a lot of people go missing at the same time too. It’s a weird one this week (ain’t it always?), as we explore the truth (or maybe the lack thereof) of when a whole buncha stuff goes missing all at once. Is it UFOs? Is it holograms? Is it just one big bucket of malarkey?

This week we explore a Chinese city in the mountains that went vacant overnight, an Inuit village reported creepily and quickly empty by a Canadian trapper, and an Iowan city that had to defend the fact that it truly existed. It might be BS, but it’s gonna be fun no matter what. Find out more this week, on The What If? Podcast.

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