[rjinman]

The more interstellar objects we find that resemble comets, the weirder Oumuamua is.

[TheOtherHobbes]

Maybe. I think it's more likely that an alien probe - assuming there are aliens and they fly probes - would be the size of a cubesat, and we wouldn't even notice it.

Perhaps Oumuamua was the mothership and the solar system is now swarming with cubesats we're not noticing.

[hermitcrab]

>I think it's more likely that an alien probe - assuming there are aliens and they fly probes - would be the size of a cubesat

Or maybe the size of a sub-atomic particle, as in the sci-fi Novel 'The 3 body problem'.

https://three-body-problem.fandom.com/wiki/Sophons

[callc]

Does anyone else see a timer ticking down in their vision or is it just me?

Time to quit my job at the LHC and be a baker.

[LeoPanthera]

The Ramans do everything in threes.

[moritonal]

Thank you! Finally a good Rama reference in the wild.

[le-mark]

I really hope someone sends a probe to catch Omaumau. When Starship is flying regularly it should be doable, just barely.

[nativeit]

It’s news to me that Starship flying is doable.

[dgellow]

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Lyra

[russdill]

The chances that it's a rare type of interstellar object are incredibly small.

[hermitcrab]

Can we get Musk to pilot it?