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Another theory I have heard is it's like bouy in the ocean. It sits still relative to the galactic motion of the stars and observes stars whose paths it drifts
by plutonorm 7y ago
Another theory I have heard is it's like bouy in the ocean. It sits still relative to the galactic motion of the stars and observes stars whose paths it drifts into. The theory is backed up a little by the fact that it is relatively still with respect to the universe at large.
- Ancalagon 7y agoUnfortunately this is not a likely explanation either. If you take a look at the wiki, it states that the intercept with our solar system is likely the only close encounter the asteroid has likely ever had. Space is just too vast for chance encounters to occur all that often: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBOumuamua#Indications_of_origin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBOumuamua#Indications_of_...
- ianai 7y agoIf that’s true, that would have been some very interesting matter to capture and investigate. It could represent conditions of a time and part of the universe much different than our own. I really wish we had infrastructure built up in space to be more capable.