Topic: interstellar asteroids

UFOs (Getty Images/KTSDesign/SCIENCEPHOTOLIBRARY)

The race to unearth an alien meteorite

Matthew Rozsa
This artist’s impression shows the first interstellar asteroid: 'Oumuamua. (ESO/M. Kornmesser)

Bizarre space rock is not alien-made

Nicole Karlis
Artist’s impression of `Oumuamua (ESO/M. Kornmesser)

Why 'Oumuamua sped up as it flew by

Camille M. Carlisle - Sky & Telescope
Ryugu asteroid (JAXA and partner institutions via AP)

A robot arrives at an unexplored world

Nicole Karlis
Artist’s impression of `Oumuamua (ESO/M. Kornmesser)

‘Oumuamua came from a binary: report

Nicole Karlis