The implications of 'Oumuamua on the panspermia theory
Published Date: 1/15/2024
Source: phys.org
On October 19, 2017, astronomers with the Pan-STARRS survey detected an interstellar object (ISO) passing through our solar system for the first time. The object, known as 1I/2017 U1 'Oumuamua, stimulated significant scientific debate and is still controversial today. One thing that all could agree on was that the detection of this object indicated that ISOs regularly enter our solar system. What's more, subsequent research has revealed that, on occasion, some of these objects come to Earth as meteorites and impact the surface.