A Visitor From the Stars: Oumuamua _on Planetary Radio
A Visitor From the Stars: Oumuamua
The first confirmed interstellar visitor to our solar system is a needle-shaped asteroid given the Hawaiian name Oumuamua. Karen Meech leads the team that is learning as much about it as possible before it leaves our neighborhood, never to return. Planetary Society CEO Bill Nye wants to talk with Mat about a couple of space announcements this week. The perfect gift for any young space explorer is one of the prizes in this weeks Whats Up space trivia contest.
Featured speakers: Astronomer Karen Meech, Bill Nye the Science Guy.
This show was broadcast on January 16, 2018.