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I have no doubt that someday we will build something to catch up to Oumuamua and determine the truth. The only question is when. I like the spirit of Oumuamua'

I have no doubt that someday we will build something to catch up to Oumuamua and determine the truth. The only question is when. I like the spirit of Oumuamua's wager - treat it as if it is alien tech, even if it probably won't be. The journey to find out will push us in a desirable direction. I'd rather be part of a society that tries to catch a weird asteroid on the off chance it's something truly amazing, than part of a society that doesn't care.

blueblisters 6y ago
Even if can catch up to it, how will we find out where it is? Even with a high degree of accuracy in predicting its orbit, it's likely going to be a massive search radius for us at this point.
- Octopodes 6y ago
  It does not have an orbit, it has solar system escape velocity. Also, it did not simply disappear into the void, we have a pretty good idea of its trajectory: https://theskylive.com/oumuamua-tracker https://theskylive.com/oumuamua-tracker