From natural objects, to space phenomena we have trouble explaining, join me as we explore
strange and mysterious objects found in space!
7.
Oumuamua What is a Oumuamua?
Well, it's technically the universes first interstellar object.
One that was found in 2017 by scientists.
What does "interstellar object" mean exactly?
That would be an object that is flying through space yet isn't tied to the gravity or pull
of a star or other object.
So basically, it's something that is hurtling through space on its own without anyone's
help.
Unlike things like comets and asteroids which are given direction and form via things like
collisions and planetary gravity.
This is why Oumuamua is so special in the eyes of scientists, because at points in their
research on it, they found that Oumuamua was actually going faster and faster as it traveled
through space...even though it wasn't passing through anything or by anything that would
allow it to do that.
Technically speaking, there are other objects in the universe that move around like Oumuamua,
but because of the oddity of the object, as well as the fact that it's over 3000 feet
in length, there are many people who feel that this isn't some kind of random space
object.
Instead...they think it's an alien craft!
No, really, people honestly felt that this was an alien craft of some kind, to the extent
that there was heavy research into thinking about what it would mean if it was an alien
craft.
But, then, a study that came out in 2019 all but proved that this was a comet, albeit an
irregular.
One, even going so far as to state how it gets extra propulsion via its movements and
gasses that are emitted.
“The [study’s] overall reasoning seems sounds, and the results are a really good
match to the observed characteristics of ‘Oumuamua,” Marco Micheli, a scientist at the European
Space Agency told Scientific American.
But others still aren’t convinced that Oumumua is a comet.
“It does not look like at least 99.999 percent of the solar system’s comets,” Avi Loeb,
astrophysicist at Harvard University, also told Scientific American.
Loeb is also one of the scientists who thinks ‘Oumuamua might be an alien artifact.
This would hardly be the first time that people think that an object from space is an alien
craft or device of some kind.
But, it would be the first time that it happened in the modern era to such a degree.
So is it a comet, or is it something more?
Only time will reveal the true answers to this mystery.
6.
El Gordo Galaxy Cluster When it comes to weird objects in space, size
doesn't always matter, and in truth, sometimes it's the biggest things out there that are
the ones that we need to keep an eye on in terms of strangeness and mysteriousness.
For example, El Gordo may mean "fat one" in Spanish, but in regards to the galaxy cluster
that it was named for, it's representative of just how massive the cluster is.
And trust me when I say that this thing is MASSIVE.
In fact, it's the largest galaxy cluster ever observed by scientists, which is quite impressive
when you think about it.
And at present, as best we can tell, it has more mass than our sun by a scale of 3 million
billion.
No, I didn't misstype that, that's a very real scientific number, and further proof
of how massive the cluster itself is.
The size of this cluster is what has drawn many to it not surprisingly, as it's strange
how this cluster contains so much, especially when you consider that it's 9.7 billion lightyears
from us, which means that getting to it would be a literal impossible journey without advanced
technology to help us get there.
You almost have to wonder about all the things that reside within the El Gordo Galaxy Cluster
to allow it to have such mass.
Is there just a lot of matter that somehow ended up there?
Is it that the gravity of the cluster is so massive that it just continues to pull in
objects and such to give it more mass?
What exactly is going on here?
No one really knows the answer, which again is why people study it.
Another interesting fact about this galaxy cluster is that it emits a large amount of
X-Rays, and according to Felipe Menanteau, who studied the cluster, it emits more than
any other galaxy cluster out there, and beyond.
X-rays as noted are somewhat common in the universe via galaxies, but why does El Gordo
emit so many of them?
Curiouser and curiouser.
5.
The Red Rectangle Nebula There are a lot of things out there in the
universe beyond solid objects.
And one such things is cosmic gasses.
Often times, the universe has massive gas clouds that are formed from former planets,
dying stars, and even cosmic radiation.
And sometimes it's just the particulate matter of the universe that helps make these things.
Anyway, these gas clouds are a big "must watch" things for astronomers and scientists because
they can reveal various things about the universe, as well as be shaped in very interesting ways.
Including one known as the Red Rectangle Nebula.
Why does this one get the attention of scientists when it's just a rectangle-shaped gas cloud?
Well...because it's a rectangle-shaped gas cloud.
Think about it, whether in space or on Earth, gas is something that is hard to contain and
shape.
What's more, you can't exactly force it into a hard shape, as gas always tries to find
a way out.
Which brings us to the problem of the Red Rectangle Nebula.
How is it shaped so perfectly like a rectangle despite being out in space with no potential
constraints?
Get the mystery now?
One answer that has been offered has to do with what is at the center of this nebula.
Mainly, a pair of stars.
Stars emit gravity, and it's believed that these two stars are shaping the gas nebula
in a way that isn't fully understood.
But, that's just a theory and hasn't been confirmed as of yet.
Here's another thing to ponder, the nebula actually glows red...and no one is quite sure
why.
4.
Radio Signals The search for alien life has led to many
advances in not just space technology, but how we interpret messages from space.
And by "messages" I mean the signals from space that are sent out via various instances
and events.
You might think that space is a quite place, but it's actually the opposite.
Space is noisy, and all sorts of emissions are made via the natural creation and destruction
that the universe goes through.
Planets dying or having storms, galaxies fusing together or blowing apart, it all makes noise,
and we have technology that can hear it.
But what is mysterious though is that sometimes we pick up signals that we don't understand.
And it makes us wonder if there are indeed beings out there in the universe trying to
communicate with us.
One of the most famous of these radio signals is the "WOW!" signal.
Which was a repeating signal of numbers that continues on to this day, and a repeated signal
isn't something that is picked up in space that often without a definitive explanation.
And that's hardly the only time that a signal from space has been found to repeat.
One group of scientists had a theory about signals in space and sifted through all the
data that NASA and other groups had collected from space signal wise.
They found the 'code' that they had theorized about over 50 times.
That's hardly random.
So you tell me, is this just some random coincidence, some unexplained natural phenomena, or, is
this something more?
Is this proof that life is out there, and we just haven't cracked the code of it yet?
Could we not be alone in the universe?
Could there be life signaling us?
3.
The Green Orb Should you require a little more concrete
proof that life MIGHT be out there in the universe, how about a sighting from an actual
astronaut?
Many men and women have gone into space over the years, and sometimes what they see is
beyond explanation, and it makes you wonder what exactly they saw, or didn't see.
One such sighting was found by Major Gordon Cooper, who did an orbit around the Earth.
When he was making said journey he saw something come to him...a green orb.
To be more specific, his journey partook of him flying the Mercury craft around the Earth
in 1963.
Usually this is the part of the story where we tell you that he was the "only one" to
experience the green orb, or that he was suffering from some kind of space illness.
But here's the catch, he WASN'T the only one to detect it.
The radar that was following him on the mission, and they too saw the object.
To the extent that they could tell that not only was it real, but it wasn't a light trick
or a mirage.
Though the story was leaked out to the media, when Cooper landed back on Earth in one piece,
they weren't able to ask him about the incident.
Likely because NASA didn't want the focus of the media to be about the "green orb" instead
of the heroic trek that Cooper had just done.
As this was still in the very early stages of the Earth space program.
Here's an account that he gave to the United Nations in regards to what he believes he
saw both in space, and during other "encounters" that he had while being a pilot:
"I believe that these extraterrestrial vehicles and their crews are visiting this planet from
other planets...
Most astronauts were reluctant to discuss UFOs...
I did have occasion in 1951 to have two days of observation of many flights of them, of
different sizes, flying in fighter formation, generally from east to west over Europe."
Quite curious, isn't it?
He doesn't seem to be lying, and to do such a big "hoax" in front of the United Nations
takes some major stones if you get my drift.
And again, the radar saw the green orb, so what was it?
2.
Planet Nine I want to dedicate this particular entry to
the memory of Pluto, who was a planet for 76 years before being demoted to a "Dwarf
Planet".
We'll never forget you Pluto, and you'll always be a character in Disney, nothing can change
that.
Anyway, because our solar system now has "eight" planets, the further examination of what is,
and isn't within our solar system is more important than ever before.
And because of this, there are some scientists who believe that there is a true "Planet Nine"
in orbit around our sun.
Albeit, in a way that is both curious and weird.
This reveal came in 2014, when an astronomer named Dr. Scott Shepherd found 2012 VP113.
A dwarf planet (like Pluto) that was orbiting around the sun.
But at a distance much farther than most planets in our confirmed solar system.
The trick though is that the orbit that this dwarf planet was going on was very atypical.
to the extent that it was just plain odd.
“Nothing is currently known in the Solar System that could create 2012 VP113’s orbit,”
says Sheppard.
An odd coincidence?
Perhaps, but here's another catch for you.
More objects within our solar system have been found to share similar atypical orbits
like 2012 VP113.
10 so far.
The odds of that happening within the same solar system?
Not very likely, at all.
So what's the solution to the mystery?
Many think that it's Planet Nine.
We just haven't discovered it yet, which is very mysterious when you think about it.
A large planet could cause such atypical orbits because they're orbiting around it and not
the sun as they're closer to Planet Nine.
But where is this "Planet Nine"?
No one knows, but the hunt is well and truly on for it because it could change how we think
about our solar system if it's proven to be real.
1.
Black Holes There are objects within outer space that
both are strange, mysterious, and terrifying, and without a doubt, the ones that are on
the top of that list is black holes.
Here's a hard definition for you if you need one:
"A black hole is a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out.
The gravity is so strong because matter has been squeezed into a tiny space.
This can happen when a star is dying."
Most black holes are believed to come from dying stars, but technically speaking there
are other ways that they can form too.
And as for the gravity part, that's selling it short.
True, light not being able to escape a black hole is impactful, but the power of gravity
within a black hole is able to rip through stars, planets, and just about anything else
that gets in its way.
Needless to say, you want to stay away from a black hole.
So where's the mystery?
There's plenty when it comes to them actually.
First off, scientists have feverishly been trying to figure out what is in the center
of a black hole.
Because there honestly shouldn't be anything as the compression that is within said black
hole would crush just about anything, and yet, there are signs that something could
be in there.
Then, there's the strangeness of how there are so many black holes in the universe.
True, there's none around our solar system that can heavily affect us, but if you look
outwards, there are numerous.
Why is that?
Could they all really have been dying stars that collapsed on themselves.
That seems unlikely.
And some think that black holes can be used as wormholes to another part of the universe.
But trying to prove that is...difficult.
Oh, and because light can't escape it, you can't exactly look at a black hole, as there's
nothing to see.
So you have to look at the areas AROUND the black hole to see what is, and isn't, there.
Strange and mysterious enough for you?
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