Asteroid Oumuamua Could be of Alien Origins According to Scientists

'Oumuamua' Asteroid in space

Alien conspirators, here's the best theory yet. There are scientists that speculate that the elongated asteroid named 'Oumuamua' (Hawaiian) spotted in our solar system in late 2017 could very well be a scout ship from an alien race.

What made it unique was the unusually elongated shape, and being reddish in color, as it flew in a accelerated trajectory that was atypical of most asteroids. Scientists published in the November journal of Nature (article here) that this asteroid did originate from outside our solar system. This theory is compounded with the thought that it is alien in origin, with the possibility of being a scout vessel.

The authors of the Nature article believe that the Oumuamua alien asteroid is dense, possibly being high in metals, with no indication of dust on it (as most asteroids have). New estimates believe the asteroid was at least 1,300 feet long. Light reflected off of Oumuamua as it passed through our solar system at an estimated 45-60 km/s, according to C Stuart Hardwick on Quora.

Harvard Astronomy Expert Weighs in

Avi Loeb, chairman of Harvard's astronomy department (an co-author of a paper on Oumuamua) said, "If Oumuamua is a lightsail, one possibility is that it was floating in interstellar space when our solar system ran into it like a ship bumping into a buoy on the surface of the ocean." Loeb is an advisor to the Breakthrough Starshot initiative designed to send a fleet of laser-powered lightsail craft mechanisms to a nearby star system. Loeb and Shmuel Bialy maintain this theory that Oumuamua could be an alien scout ship passing through our solar system.

What Powers 'Oumuamua'?

According to this article by RT.com, Oumuamua could be powered by sunlight reflected onto its surface. This is where some experts believe it is an advanced lightsail, that was either once attached to an alien ship or could be a complete ship.

What does 'Oumuamua' mean in Hawaiian?

The name Oumuamua is Hawaiian. 'Ou' means reach out for, and 'mua' means "first or in advance of" (repeated twice for emphasis. Interpreted, Oumuamua means a 'scout or messenger sent from the distant past to reach humanity'.

Watch the video below from Seeker for more on this asteroid, which is still up for debate if the alien scout ship theory is true.

Do aliens have blue blood?

Great question. Humans can have blue blood.

Human with Blue Blood diagnosed with Methemoglobinemia

That is a great question. In a rare case, a 25-year old human woman went to the Emergency Room in Rhode Island, with shortness of breath, fatigue, and general weakness in her body. Doctors looked at her and she was visibly turning blue. Her condition was diagnosed with methemoglobinemia - a condition where the blood stopped carrying oxygen to the tissue. This is caused by certain medicine, such as benzocaine. Benzocaine is found in numbing medicine, often found in cold sore and tooth numbing treatments.

Patients exhibiting methemoglobinemia have blue blood, even though the oxygen levels are high.

The treatment for this condition is methylene, which is also blue in color. When this blue blood goes over 50% in the blood, it can cause major health risks, such as comas, or heart or brain conditions. When it goes over 60%, it can even cause death.