Chapter
Searching for Objects Like Oumuamua
25:44 - 33:45 (08:01)
Scientists are searching for objects like Oumuamua, that could be approaching us, and potentially hold answers about extraterrestrial life. The LSST survey could potentially find an Oumuamua-like object every month.
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Astronomer Avi Loeb explains why Oumuamua looked like nothing we've ever seen before.
25:44 - 26:59 (01:15)
Summary
Astronomer Avi Loeb explains why Oumuamua looked like nothing we've ever seen before. It was tumbling and spinning every eight hours, and the amount of sunlight it reflected was unusual.
ChapterSearching for Objects Like Oumuamua
Episode#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Harvard astronomer, Avi Loeb, wants to alert fellow scientists to record as much evidence as possible of unusual space objects, such as Oumuamua, in order to prevent missed opportunities in advancing space exploration, discovery and understanding.
27:00 - 29:17 (02:16)
Summary
Harvard astronomer, Avi Loeb, wants to alert fellow scientists to record as much evidence as possible of unusual space objects, such as Oumuamua, in order to prevent missed opportunities in advancing space exploration, discovery and understanding.
ChapterSearching for Objects Like Oumuamua
Episode#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Oumuamua, the interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017, had a changing light curve which indicates it was tumbling and had an unusual shape that was possibly flat rather than cigar-shaped.
29:17 - 30:52 (01:35)
Summary
Oumuamua, the interstellar object that passed through our solar system in 2017, had a changing light curve which indicates it was tumbling and had an unusual shape that was possibly flat rather than cigar-shaped.
ChapterSearching for Objects Like Oumuamua
Episode#154 – Avi Loeb: Aliens, Black Holes, and the Mystery of the Oumuamua
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Perseverance Survey mission will attempt to determine if Mars once held liquid water, and if there was potential for life on it.
30:53 - 33:45 (02:52)
Summary
The Perseverance Survey mission will attempt to determine if Mars once held liquid water, and if there was potential for life on it. The absence of atmosphere caused the loss of liquid water on Mars, but there may be signs that indicate its past presence.