The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system | Karen J. Meech | TED

Поділитися
Вставка
  • Опубліковано 18 лип 2018
  • In October 2017, astrobiologist Karen J. Meech got the call every astronomer waits for: NASA had spotted the very first visitor from another star system. The interstellar comet -- a half-mile-long object eventually named `Oumuamua, from the Hawaiian for "scout" or "messenger" -- raised intriguing questions: Was it a chunk of rocky debris from a new star system, shredded material from a supernova explosion, evidence of alien technology or something else altogether? In this riveting talk, Meech tells the story of how her team raced against the clock to find answers about this unexpected gift from afar.
    Check out more TED Talks: www.ted.com
    The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and more.
    Follow TED on Twitter: / tedtalks
    Like TED on Facebook: / ted
    Subscribe to our channel: / ted
  • Наука та технологія

КОМЕНТАРІ • 10 тис.

  • @velveetaslingshot
    @velveetaslingshot 5 років тому +10076

    It definitely is intelligent. It took one look at earth and kept going!

    • @knowledgeispower9122
      @knowledgeispower9122 5 років тому +98

      And when did you observe this imaginary rock change course 🤔🤔

    • @knowledgeispower9122
      @knowledgeispower9122 5 років тому +58

      Lol sure pal

    • @OK-ee9nh
      @OK-ee9nh 5 років тому +96

      velveetaslingshot lmao nice one

    • @sculptre
      @sculptre 5 років тому +43

      ​@@velveetaslingshot bet it was like "urgh, keep on going i'm just a random passerby...
      bluergh..."

    • @fredthompson1674
      @fredthompson1674 5 років тому +16

      velveetaslingshot .....😂😂😂😂

  • @alexkalish8288
    @alexkalish8288 3 роки тому +2037

    They left - Their Report said, no intelligent life in this system. The octopus however has potential.

  • @samueladams5243
    @samueladams5243 2 роки тому +33

    The first visitor we’ve seen in the small area of endless space we’ve been watching for 20 years out of eternity

  • @ericmathis3746
    @ericmathis3746 2 роки тому +60

    At my University we got to listen to a physicist speak. It was one of the most amazing and interesting lectures I've ever attended/heard. After he was done lecturing, he opened it up for questions. Most of the questions were about intelligent life. I stood in line waiting for my turn at the microphone. My question was simple, do you believe there is intelligent life in our known universe? He was surprised it took so long for someone to ask this question, so he turned it on me and asked me to answer it first. My answer was this: there are 100 billion Stars in our galaxy, and there are over 2 trillion galaxies in the known universe. There are approximately 6 billion earth-like planets that we know of in just our galaxy alone.. Which means there are a countless number of earth-like planets in the known universe. To shorten it up, I stated that it is mathematically impossible that we are the only planet and not just our known universe, but right here in the Milky Way galaxy where life took hold. And even if less than 1% of those planets where life took hold has intelligent life, then there are trillions and trillions of planets with intelligent life in the known universe. And how many of those civilizations are a thousand years more advanced than us? Or 50,000 years? Or a million years? Or even a billion years? So of course I believe that there is intelligent life that has the capability of cruising by Earth to check out what's going on with the youngsters... Let's just say he agreed...

    • @Dogsrule777
      @Dogsrule777 2 роки тому +8

      I agree 100%. It’s like we would be pretty naïve to think anything less. Well put! ☮️

    • @jito4895
      @jito4895 18 днів тому

      He agreed because, its not him to say it, i think or its just again a test for the public to see how are they reacting to theses.

    • @BionicRusty
      @BionicRusty 4 дні тому

      Fantastic 👏👏👏

  • @velocityx6920
    @velocityx6920 3 роки тому +952

    "Visited Earth Today (GONE WRONG)"
    ~Some random alien on spacetube

    • @zaidonaliraqi
      @zaidonaliraqi 3 роки тому +11

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @sjegannath6295
      @sjegannath6295 3 роки тому +31

      you forgot
      *Not Clickbait*

    • @trill9733
      @trill9733 3 роки тому +3

      @@sjegannath6295 hahaha

    • @kellyjackson7889
      @kellyjackson7889 3 роки тому +10

      'galatictube'

    • @AnthonyDoesYouTube
      @AnthonyDoesYouTube 3 роки тому +9

      @@kellyjackson7889 intergalactictube

  • @commenterofreason3478
    @commenterofreason3478 5 років тому +5194

    When aliens ride by our solar system in their UFO they tell their kids to lock the doors.

  • @barneysdad9193
    @barneysdad9193 2 роки тому +69

    An excellent presentation. She pitched it just right plenty of tech detail but lightly spread so that you could keep up. Great talk from a very knowledgeable woman. Thank you.

    • @timtom...americancritic8079
      @timtom...americancritic8079 Рік тому +1

      She's taking credit for work done by others... carefully hear how she says that's when I got the call..lol.. shameless!

    • @r_e046
      @r_e046 Рік тому

      @@timtom...americancritic8079 Bruh.

    • @4everykingacrownent
      @4everykingacrownent Рік тому

      👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did they fire a missile at a first contact unknown?

    • @jito4895
      @jito4895 18 днів тому

      I totally agree with you 👍

  • @emilyeah
    @emilyeah 2 роки тому +5

    Karen J. Meech - what a GREAT SPEAKER, so clear and concise. A great example of a true teacher.

  • @tarletonwatson4186
    @tarletonwatson4186 3 роки тому +2453

    Due to the small fraction of time that humans have been on earth, I would hesitate to say that this is the 1st "visitor" to our solar system. Rather, it would be the 1st to be viewed by humans.

    • @ns4529
      @ns4529 3 роки тому +183

      I think everyone understands that

    • @el34glo59
      @el34glo59 3 роки тому +62

      First viewed by them maybe. But definitely not the first by humans.

    • @Shepetunka
      @Shepetunka 3 роки тому +8

      It was not viewed as far as I know.
      They do not even know the actual shape.

    • @bdc211
      @bdc211 3 роки тому +25

      human history has written about this interaction since the dawn of humanity... wtf smh

    • @emilyharfst6468
      @emilyharfst6468 3 роки тому +16

      it’s the first *confirmed* visitor from another star system

  • @dr.zoidberg8666
    @dr.zoidberg8666 5 років тому +808

    Man... we all need astronomy talks like this in our lives to keep us humble & remind us of how small we really are.
    Keep making stuff like this, TED. I'll watch it all.

    • @thezzzaappp
      @thezzzaappp 5 років тому +21

      Dr. Zoidberg Neil deGross Tyson said that when he learns about the universe he feels large, because we’re made from the same chemical properties as the rest of the universe. “We are star dust” people should feel small compared to the unversed feel privileged to be a part of it, especially to exist as a being that can experience it however briefly

    • @MarcoMeerman
      @MarcoMeerman 5 років тому +1

      You should also thank the astronomers, not only the platform.

    • @mohinator3341
      @mohinator3341 5 років тому +2

      Lovecraft.

    • @freedomfighter2463
      @freedomfighter2463 5 років тому

      NotAWesternSpy
      I like what you said.

    • @sudo7789
      @sudo7789 5 років тому +1

      Heresay

  • @xobr
    @xobr Рік тому +40

    see if this astronomer was my astronomy teacher, i wouldn’t have dropped out of it at all because she just refascinated me about our solar system and I hope she gets the things she wants so that we’re ready for another solar visitor and she can be satisfied to learn about the things she loves this karen deserves the world

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did they fire a nuclear missile at them! My contact told me they communicated in PEACE?

    • @SignalFlowers
      @SignalFlowers Рік тому +4

      Your astronomy teacher probably had to teach his beloved subject to multiple classes everyday for years. That has to get tiresome after a while and then people lose interest of it.

    • @henryiam4677
      @henryiam4677 Рік тому +2

      Not the "it was the teachers fault"

    • @elphie2390
      @elphie2390 Рік тому +1

      Mmmm you’re probably just lazy. See I put time into my class and passed it with an A. You need to study more

  • @PaulSinnema
    @PaulSinnema 27 днів тому +1

    This once again shows how we are part of this big Universe we all live in. If just everyone of us was aware of this fact there would be less war, hunger, pain, suffering, misery. Thank you for sharing this beautiful observation Karen.

  • @hopvan8043
    @hopvan8043 3 роки тому +699

    scientist: "We don't have the best quality pictures to capture this"
    Aliens: "Of course you don't..."

  • @KJC63
    @KJC63 5 років тому +552

    "Very close to the earth...and we didn't know about it" ....that quote is pretty frightening.

    • @bfyrestone3059
      @bfyrestone3059 5 років тому +33

      Karen C if it was an alien and they’ve discovered a way to travel through space and time, then don’t be frightened, if they’re going to attack you’ll be dead before you realize.

    • @raven1586
      @raven1586 5 років тому +53

      Stoney It is not about an alien attack or someshit like that. It is about some weird astrological object which can hit earth and destroy the life for good. I mean i dont know if we can answer such a thing even if we know it is coming but still not knowing is more fearsome.

    • @inducedpandemic3363
      @inducedpandemic3363 5 років тому +8

      Happens all of the time.

    • @phillipjacobson4498
      @phillipjacobson4498 5 років тому +8

      What do you expect us cave man do about it.
      We just die when it hits next time around.

    • @danhnguyenmd9635
      @danhnguyenmd9635 5 років тому +7

      what about that house sized meteor that struck us in greenland in august 2018, next to our air base. We didn't see that one coming either.

  • @frankwhite1816
    @frankwhite1816 Рік тому +6

    Excellent presetation! Loved it! :-) Thank you Karen Meech.

  • @Thebipolarachiever
    @Thebipolarachiever 2 роки тому +1

    Man what a presentation...👏 Very well spoken and just wow

  • @mbopa06
    @mbopa06 3 роки тому +541

    Very well spoken, she has the ability to help a layman like myself understand information that would normally go over my head

    • @VG-rj8pn
      @VG-rj8pn 2 роки тому +5

      There's nothing complicated at all about anything she says or this why you need somebody to explain simplicity to you is proof you are a non thinker

    • @mbopa06
      @mbopa06 2 роки тому +20

      @@VG-rj8pn don’t mind being what I call an independent thinker. Guess it’s better than being a troll with nothing better to do than look for comments that can all to easily be insulted

    • @VG-rj8pn
      @VG-rj8pn 2 роки тому

      @@mbopa06 no you're not a thinker you haven't even begun to learn what truth thought is let me guess you probably think the brain is the Mind lolol you're hopelessly lost and you remain that way to the last fart

    • @raevj
      @raevj 2 роки тому

      She did not say it was an interstellar craft though….it is.

    • @Hi-qh2xx
      @Hi-qh2xx 2 роки тому

      Thoughts are nothing but intelligent beings who can communicate with the human subconscious. When you start to hear thoughts those are aliens from another dimension communicating with you. Choose your speaker wisely. Because these entities speak through you whenever you give them the authority to talk. Sometimes these beings are so powerful that they over take your mind without you even knowing and you become a fluent vessel for them to use so that they can communicate with other subconscious, and create different realities by using you. Every time a thought arises in your mind you are being contacted by extraterrestrial entities who travel using energy that all living and non living things can feel. Yes non living things feel to. A fragile glass object can feel the force of you throwing it on the ground because it breaks. Watch those aliens y’all lol some are here to stay. Some are not.

  • @mimprincesa
    @mimprincesa 5 років тому +3165

    Oumuamua, I have come to bargain

    • @zako8424
      @zako8424 5 років тому +101

      It was the only Way.

    • @GarenandDarius
      @GarenandDarius 5 років тому +89

      I will give you 8 cows

    • @deadlywater96
      @deadlywater96 5 років тому +125

      That cracked me up so hard in a public place ... damn, people are looking at me.. 🤣

    • @roblaenrd1892
      @roblaenrd1892 5 років тому +56

      Dormamu 😂

    • @katiekat8478
      @katiekat8478 5 років тому +11

      Omg too freakin funny!!!

  • @Barcet1976
    @Barcet1976 2 роки тому +9

    Whatever it is it doesn't change the fact that sooner or later we should be ready to accept that we can't be the only ones in this massive universe

  • @jackiepaul7224
    @jackiepaul7224 3 роки тому +872

    She is an awesome speaker. Very clear, concise. I am impressed!

    • @Aaron94x
      @Aaron94x 3 роки тому +19

      i thogutht the same thing. i wish i had more teachers like her in school lol

    • @jeffbaumbach9439
      @jeffbaumbach9439 3 роки тому +4

      @@Aaron94x Especially one who taught spelling. The proper word is thought...

    • @rbr4784
      @rbr4784 3 роки тому +4

      Agree

    • @jde007
      @jde007 3 роки тому +2

      I agree.

    • @thedumbartist
      @thedumbartist 3 роки тому +9

      @@andresgalviz315 does her weight effect you in literally any way at all?

  • @jgonsalk
    @jgonsalk 5 років тому +133

    This should be the standard of TED talks. Real experts telling us amazing stories.

    • @brianbarrett192
      @brianbarrett192 Рік тому +1

      YES. Instead, it has become flooded with nonscientific blowhards with agendas and obvious biases.

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      why did they fire a nuclear missile at it?

    • @sloht4061
      @sloht4061 Рік тому

      @@scottbuchanan3461 Did they ? I dont think they did ? XD

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      @@sloht4061 ya they did ...

    • @ChelseaLori
      @ChelseaLori Рік тому

      That is the usual standard for TED talks. But TEDx have lower standards and there are more of them than official TED, so TEDx has diluted the quality.

  • @lizziefloyd3500
    @lizziefloyd3500 2 роки тому +15

    Thank you, Karen! Enjoyed hearing about your research!

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did they fire a nuclear missile at this sentinel??

  • @amateurmeteorologist7365
    @amateurmeteorologist7365 2 роки тому +5

    Love how Oumuamua saw Earth and was like aight imma head out

  • @tolitsdterrible4785
    @tolitsdterrible4785 3 роки тому +596

    The poor rock didn't know how popular he is. He could have stopped right here and become a celebrity.

    • @charleswilson7371
      @charleswilson7371 3 роки тому +24

      He refused to stop here after seeing what we're like! Told superiors to piss off and went home.

    • @dashizzle1985
      @dashizzle1985 3 роки тому +5

      or a billionaire because human race is so stupid.

    • @PankajGehloach
      @PankajGehloach 3 роки тому +3

      or could destroy the whole planet!

    • @Pats-qb3jt
      @Pats-qb3jt 3 роки тому +9

      Dare I say a rock star. Ok I’m leaving bye. Sorry.

    • @AlmazanDarwin
      @AlmazanDarwin 2 роки тому +2

      Its not a rock btw

  • @chrismacdonald.6295
    @chrismacdonald.6295 3 роки тому +110

    What a perfectly articulated talk. And the lady is not reading from a, you know, a thing that they read from! Full respect to Karen. She reminds me of our health professors who have such a logical way in communicating, it’s a joy to listen to.

    • @rs-tarxvfz
      @rs-tarxvfz 3 роки тому +3

      I have watched like 3 dozens of Tedx, but all of the speech delivered the focus was on the speaker. But how she delivered the talk was quite different from others.

    • @falcotol9299
      @falcotol9299 Рік тому +1

      autocue

    • @grneyesnphx1
      @grneyesnphx1 Рік тому +2

      Teleprompter

    • @thehoarsewhisperer1929
      @thehoarsewhisperer1929 10 місяців тому +2

      Its called a automated prompting visualisation device

    • @nairobi203
      @nairobi203 8 місяців тому

      It's rehearse, rehearse and rehearse....

  • @andrew8394
    @andrew8394 Рік тому

    Really Interesting Talk.
    Almost Beyond Belief !
    Out Of This World
    Real Encounter Of The
    3rd Kind !
    Thanks For SHARING

  • @elizabethdickerson1136
    @elizabethdickerson1136 Рік тому +29

    It’s actually really scary that we have all this amazing technology and these amazing men and women that are obviously 1000 times smarter than I. Who did this get so close to earth with out anyone realizing it. What are we doing now so we will know next time ( if there is a next time )

    • @theseventhsteel
      @theseventhsteel Рік тому +2

      No one is smart than anyone else , we all just know more about something else.

    • @justinbustamante7206
      @justinbustamante7206 Рік тому +3

      @@theseventhsteel smarter. and no

    • @donkeysaurusrex7881
      @donkeysaurusrex7881 Рік тому

      There are not that many telescopes good enough to see small objects like this until they are very close, and they’re usually being used for something other than looking for small objects coming towards earth. It’d be nice if there were though.

    • @wukilla8ee
      @wukilla8ee Рік тому

      Your brain cannot put into perspective how massive space is, seeing an object that small is like trying to locate a single grain of sand in the Pacific ocean. All the telescopes in the world cannot see everything out there, literally impossible with the tech we have available now

    • @elizabethdickerson1136
      @elizabethdickerson1136 Рік тому

      @@wukilla8ee you would be surprised at what my brain can do Mr. - 😜😜

  • @shrivatsankchari1729
    @shrivatsankchari1729 3 роки тому +455

    The fact that we can see something near Mercury is mind blowing to me. Kudos scientists 👍.

    • @arnav520
      @arnav520 3 роки тому

      @Will Gee is it?

    • @chaelisa2763
      @chaelisa2763 3 роки тому

      @@arnav520 no

    • @abcxyz-
      @abcxyz- 3 роки тому +25

      The fact that we missed something as close to earth and the scientists only observed it near mercury is mind blowing to me.

    • @jerbsherb4391
      @jerbsherb4391 3 роки тому

      @Will Gee He didn't mention the CGI idiot, he was referring to being able to see through telescope or orbital telescopes.

    • @wearmeout1
      @wearmeout1 3 роки тому +5

      @@abcxyz- right? lmao how does that even happen

  • @danielaspiazo2761
    @danielaspiazo2761 4 роки тому +484

    I love TED talks. They're a breeze of fresh air amidst so much disposable Internet content.

    • @peaknuckle6942
      @peaknuckle6942 4 роки тому +9

      Most of them are good. Some of them are subversive steering. Discerning minds can tell.

    • @jeffdawson682
      @jeffdawson682 4 роки тому +1

      # a breath of fresh air is the saying

    • @Smallballzzz
      @Smallballzzz 3 роки тому +10

      Yeah if you love a narrative echo camber,

    • @Mmmmkaaay
      @Mmmmkaaay 3 роки тому

      @Gromph Baenre omg is that real?

    • @Jiggs2u2
      @Jiggs2u2 2 роки тому +8

      Oh yeah, they're great...just don't step out of the line of what they want people to know and believe, then they censore and take down your talk.

  • @giojo01
    @giojo01 2 роки тому

    She speaks so well. I was intrigued and engaged the entire time. Usually info like this would go above my head. Lol

  • @MusicX-se2hy
    @MusicX-se2hy 2 роки тому +4

    This breaks my heart . They were so close

  • @glennslater56
    @glennslater56 4 роки тому +1408

    For all those who expected to hear about aliens here's the short version. It's a rock going very fast, it came and went.

    • @tokoraider1942
      @tokoraider1942 4 роки тому +70

      Damn I was 8 minutes in

    • @magdalenanull9999
      @magdalenanull9999 3 роки тому +30

      Thank you Glenn Slater for your time . 🙏🦋

    • @elizabethwambui9901
      @elizabethwambui9901 3 роки тому +22

      Lol. Thanks for saving us the time. I usually scroll thru the comments first.

    • @johntobin4707
      @johntobin4707 3 роки тому +2

      Hi

    • @CzarrIV
      @CzarrIV 3 роки тому +15

      And it’s coming back, even closer, 4 years from now.

  • @naughtylittlepuppy5062
    @naughtylittlepuppy5062 3 роки тому +146

    This gave me the spine chills she mentioned in this talk after seeing the pictures. Science is beautiful. Wish I made my career in astronomy.

    • @GodStarion
      @GodStarion 3 роки тому +2

      And also try CRAZOLOGY. You will do fine, specially on A.A.U. ( aka: ARKHAM ASYLUM UNIVERSITY ).

    • @orgbortondave6539
      @orgbortondave6539 3 роки тому +9

      Me too. But I hated math. Still do. But love science.

    • @sayandeeppoddar7324
      @sayandeeppoddar7324 3 роки тому +4

      @@GodStarion wtf wrong with u

    • @dh6320
      @dh6320 2 роки тому +2

      @@sayandeeppoddar7324 religious nut prob

    • @ozreality
      @ozreality 2 роки тому +4

      Only in the minds of people with integrity, compassion, and good intention... science like anything else is only beneficial when its used for the betterment of mankind and our planet... these days that's not so much the case...

  • @jonathanrossroberts
    @jonathanrossroberts 2 роки тому

    She was a really good speaker. Very collected and easy to understand.

  • @merellacurtis222
    @merellacurtis222 Рік тому

    wow, that's amazing. thanks TED TALKS

  • @suemusicface2
    @suemusicface2 5 років тому +245

    i worked on the software pipeline for the pan-starrs data for a couple years. i just stumbled upon this talk and it's making me literally tear up....i am so proud to have contributed to this and as a CS/database nerd (not an astronomy nerd) it's great to hear this stuff explained in such cogent and interesting way. thank you, dr meech.

    • @Gwynsladle
      @Gwynsladle 5 років тому +10

      Sue Musicface 😊 you're doing a good job..

    • @vchirayil
      @vchirayil 5 років тому +3

      Debunking of Oumuamua's sensational shape -
      Search for a video called "Oumuamua's Rubbish Shape Estimate".
      Estimating shapes of asteroids/ comets by studying a tiny flickering dot of light in space (lightcurve analysis) is pseudoscience. The video explains why.

    • @tinopacino9400
      @tinopacino9400 5 років тому +4

      Sue Musicface Obviously we didn’t do crap. That Looks Like a powered down spaceship from somewhere else.. Yep it just stumbled into our solar system then leaves the same way it came in.. The sun couldn’t catch it in its Gravity like 12 other planets! Yes I am counting Pluto and the other little ones..

    • @ceciliaageofaquarius1225
      @ceciliaageofaquarius1225 5 років тому +1

      It's nice to see someone this excited lol.

    • @juanmura1934
      @juanmura1934 5 років тому +1

      Sue I read your comment
      How awesome and exiting
      To be able to text a person that made a difference
      Congratulations on making a difference I admired and respect you
      Besitos😘

  • @AEB1066
    @AEB1066 5 років тому +910

    Interstellar spaceship completes its epic journey, arriving at that distant blue planet.
    Spaceship taps into electromagnetic emissions coming from such planet, accesses the internet.
    Spaceship goes "nope", pretends to be comet, gets the heck out of the solar system.

  • @justinlinder6990
    @justinlinder6990 9 місяців тому

    This is so interesting and part of what makes space so cool

  • @terrencekane8203
    @terrencekane8203 2 роки тому +2

    The best TED ever.

  • @jorgehernandez7954
    @jorgehernandez7954 4 роки тому +202

    Listening to her, I realize how much I don't know about the place we live in.

    • @kingchris1353
      @kingchris1353 3 роки тому +6

      You don’t want to know the rest.

    • @aquaflow1264
      @aquaflow1264 3 роки тому +7

      Nobody knows wtf is really going on

    • @Milo19970
      @Milo19970 3 роки тому +6

      Even scientists dont know a thing nothing is proven everything is just a theory wich is even crazier

    • @Milo19970
      @Milo19970 3 роки тому +1

      Even scientists dont know a thing nothing is proven everything is just a theory wich is even crazier

    • @kosmique
      @kosmique 3 роки тому +5

      we actually know quite a lot about our solar system and have nailed orbital mechanics.

  • @cecedawkins4454
    @cecedawkins4454 5 років тому +195

    Earthlings: we really wanna know if we’re not alone in the universe
    Aliens: uhHhhhhh send rock

    • @debbiejudd6447
      @debbiejudd6447 4 роки тому +9

      They threw it to see if were stupid evought to chase. Lmao

    • @MiniNinja258
      @MiniNinja258 4 роки тому +4

      Humans so slow developing technology so the aliens probably beat us and are now using high tech to hide from us.

    • @IngvarMar
      @IngvarMar 4 роки тому +5

      MikeW19 they probably don’t care about us the same way we don’t care about ants in the ground

    • @MiniNinja258
      @MiniNinja258 4 роки тому

      Igor until the ants start getting in the house we dead!! 💀 💀

    • @cruelworld1902
      @cruelworld1902 4 роки тому +2

      What if we are just like an atom in alien world. Like we have atom here.

  • @KingKing-yw4xe
    @KingKing-yw4xe 2 роки тому +9

    I love to see the story of Dr. Wudi. He observed timelapse of all Universes. He holds a very different view. He has an unusual Theory of Everything. He is a scientist, biotechnologist and physician. He has been observing in silence since 2017. If you make a video about him, I think it would be a truly fascinating story.

  • @elkeainsworth9961
    @elkeainsworth9961 11 місяців тому

    Thank you so much, very well spoken⭐⭐🌟⭐

  • @louisnewsome46
    @louisnewsome46 3 роки тому +74

    Dr Meech's presentation is truly intelligent and enlightening. Best use of comparisons I have heard from any scientific scholar.

  • @JRay2113
    @JRay2113 5 років тому +879

    Correction; it’s the first interstellar object in our solar system known to humans

    • @83yomomma
      @83yomomma 5 років тому

      Jesus Reyes cool

    • @billbuffett2092
      @billbuffett2092 5 років тому +5

      Fake news ✌

    • @natesprigg9584
      @natesprigg9584 5 років тому +7

      Jesus Reyes that’s inconsequential. We have no way of knowing how many times objects have come through from outside our solar system. So for all intents and purposes, this was the first time.

    • @boblazarphdfuzzycist4444
      @boblazarphdfuzzycist4444 5 років тому +1

      no thats not true

    • @tava7886
      @tava7886 5 років тому

      Date My Nuts Captain Obvious!! JAJA!!

  • @everydayisspecial8616
    @everydayisspecial8616 2 роки тому +1

    Two things we get attracted to in this video. Karen J. Meech's cristal clear speech and Omuamua !! All pictures are only artists' impressions?! ..Our voyager also will visit other solar systems one day..

  • @oceancoastwolfs
    @oceancoastwolfs 2 роки тому +7

    I wish this was my aunt or something she must have some phenomenal stories

  • @irobott3713
    @irobott3713 3 роки тому +85

    Reminds me of the novel
    Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
    Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-by-20-kilometre (31 by 12 mi) cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards

    • @liammeech3702
      @liammeech3702 2 роки тому +10

      She mentions this in the talk

    • @ajs3147
      @ajs3147 Рік тому +5

      I think I remember reading that Villaneuve is doing a Rama movie

    • @michaeltrower741
      @michaeltrower741 Рік тому +1

      boring book

    • @robertlee4809
      @robertlee4809 Рік тому

      @@michaeltrower741 You still fking read it, so stfu...we'll find out on our own, thank you very much...

    • @ajs3147
      @ajs3147 Рік тому +5

      @@michaeltrower741 lol had to hop on the comment thread to share that gripping analysis

  • @rejoyy
    @rejoyy 5 років тому +347

    That's definitely Silver Surfer's surf board. Galactus will be here soon.
    Oumuamua is definitely a "messenger" alright

    • @jerrellglenn4876
      @jerrellglenn4876 5 років тому +2

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @djsmileyoflasvegas
      @djsmileyoflasvegas 5 років тому

      Lol

    • @khr957
      @khr957 5 років тому

      🤯🤯🤯

    • @juniorkawai6131
      @juniorkawai6131 5 років тому +3

      Btw, where is the Silver Surfer, did he wipe out? Next time wear an ankle leash.

    • @syphon_9892
      @syphon_9892 2 роки тому

      @@juniorkawai6131 He was riding the galactic wave 🌊

  • @Albert23456
    @Albert23456 Рік тому +1

    My son has an interest in astronomy thanks to this channel...thank you

  • @insidejohn6422
    @insidejohn6422 Рік тому +1

    Perfect talk

  • @BuyAvonFromDonna
    @BuyAvonFromDonna 3 роки тому +19

    Enjoyed Ms. Meech's humor! She made her speech even more interesting with her witticisms. Thank you!!!

  • @MultiJoe11111
    @MultiJoe11111 3 роки тому +340

    "Ou-mua-mua" this name has an Oh and two kisses in it. Lovely :)

    • @hugopoyoyo9886
      @hugopoyoyo9886 3 роки тому +9

      You sus bro

    • @MultiJoe11111
      @MultiJoe11111 3 роки тому +3

      @@hugopoyoyo9886 why would I be 'sus' about the video? I just liked the name

    • @hugopoyoyo9886
      @hugopoyoyo9886 3 роки тому +1

      @@MultiJoe11111 I'm fukin with u dude

    • @andychristian1621
      @andychristian1621 3 роки тому

      You need to see a doctor

    • @MultiJoe11111
      @MultiJoe11111 3 роки тому +6

      @@andychristian1621 u need to see a mirror

  • @falcotol9299
    @falcotol9299 Рік тому +1

    Nice answer to her question!

  • @ShawnShaman
    @ShawnShaman 2 роки тому +1

    Very well spoken. That was excellent.

  • @meetdogblack8277
    @meetdogblack8277 5 років тому +710

    ...should’ve called it ‘ALOHA’...Hello & Goodbye 👋👽🛸

  • @VOLRAK1
    @VOLRAK1 5 років тому +643

    For all we know it could've been sent by a collection of mega advanced civilastions to map out the galaxy kinda like a Google map car

    • @jesusruiz3497
      @jesusruiz3497 5 років тому +15

      Lmao

    • @grownman1017
      @grownman1017 5 років тому +40

      Excellent observation!!! I didn't even think of that but that is plausible. I'm glad other people think with an open mind like me.

    • @grownman1017
      @grownman1017 5 років тому +37

      @@jesusruiz3497 what is so funny? They make a great point. Its people like you that will be left looking stupid when they come.

    • @VOLRAK1
      @VOLRAK1 5 років тому +13

      @@grownman1017 our own scientists think using a space rock will cost a lot of cash and great effort but will end up saving billions in the long run, the rock will travel, pick up data which will be retrieved and so on. They still have a long way to go but it's an idea and that's how things begin.

    • @flappy7373
      @flappy7373 5 років тому +2

      @@dewadattaa268 lmao

  • @joshuareeves9985
    @joshuareeves9985 2 роки тому +2

    Excellent presentation

  • @garyvale8347
    @garyvale8347 Рік тому +17

    Dr Avi Loeb ( a notable Harvard Professor and astrophysicist who has been teaching astronomy at Harvard since 1993, and chaired its astronomy department ) suggested that it is a " light sail " , created by an alien civilization and being pushed by the solar winds or reflected starlight..... this large pancake-like object the size of a football field, didn’t have any of the traditional markings of an asteroid or comet and is being pushed by a force, that leaves no cometary tail....

    • @jaytheproducer1125
      @jaytheproducer1125 Рік тому +7

      Yea we seen the podcast too bruh

    • @romeogolf4
      @romeogolf4 Рік тому +2

      @Jay The Producer I had not. I appreciate the explanation so I knew where to look.

    • @gantz0949
      @gantz0949 Рік тому +2

      He's lost all credibility

    • @JammastaJ23
      @JammastaJ23 Рік тому

      Yeah if we can't explain it it's always aliens. That's how science works.

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why does Havard have the lowest written language skills of any university of the planet? ATRUTH they are not equiped to articulate observable presence as many are. Is this why Harvard educations get better jobs, get to play with higher more influential techno;ogies. If this person acceptd communications from those of us less influential, and that it is against the very laws that govern and permit operations in space. To fire a nuclear missle at such a benevolent and molevslent people.
      Did you know recently a 30 metre circumfrance spacecrft I saw in the clutches of a military transport helicopter, thier people I was told were 80000 aboard and mankinfd thinks samll races Dont exist or have space flight or thy were not arround to see and observe the actual Jesus Christ speak to his people and not as his church, he called it his ministry and teaching people they arAI is in denial of benificial fathers e more than they were being told. Is the space [rpgram trying to murder every eyewitness civilization because their own l story is rhiers, possibly knew our earlier beginings.
      Maybe mankind should stop postulating abusing CERN and every eomputer on the planet. Each and every simple person could and would listen to their story from thier perspective.
      About a week later I saw the same ship in a hanger at their area 51, some technician trying to pry it open wearing a protective suit. I was told over 6000 such spacecraft have been abducted by mankinds military......
      Maybe thats why the MIB movie suggesting they dont do exactly that area 51 does. They maybe tasked to prevent understanding, like the 5 second delay on all broadcasts to prevent stories from being told.
      I am not jiggy with it or dancing to Will Smiths cool propoganda!

  • @darrenstrathdee7425
    @darrenstrathdee7425 5 років тому +1287

    We need to tax that ship

    • @nialloconnor9686
      @nialloconnor9686 5 років тому +117

      Aliens comin' into our solar system and taken our jobs!

    • @tropicthndr
      @tropicthndr 5 років тому +12

      I hope it’s a war of the worlds blaster looking for 7000 migrants on a caravan headed somewhere they don’t belong

    • @MrGorobu
      @MrGorobu 5 років тому +33

      Build a space wall.

    • @MrGorobu
      @MrGorobu 5 років тому +8

      @@BrianRGioia it'll be beautiful, tremendous and out of this world.

    • @patriot3908
      @patriot3908 5 років тому +1

      👎👎👎

  • @bullwinklemoose9204
    @bullwinklemoose9204 5 років тому +707

    It's an interstellar blunt that Galactus left behind

  • @ronaldbeck1762
    @ronaldbeck1762 2 роки тому +1

    She is a wonderful speaker ...

  • @AuntLizzie
    @AuntLizzie 2 роки тому

    Interesting talk and explanation - thanks.

  • @mikebtrfld1705
    @mikebtrfld1705 5 років тому +675

    It's headed straight for Uranus.

  • @Angelissinging963
    @Angelissinging963 5 років тому +148

    Kind of astronomy topic is what I love a lot, could TED invite more astronomers or researchers to talk about kind of issue like this?
    It’s really interesting

    • @SOLDIER_OF_GOD777
      @SOLDIER_OF_GOD777 4 роки тому

      尋找快樂 your kidding right?

    • @alteredbeast7145
      @alteredbeast7145 4 роки тому +1

      Check out John Michael Godiers channel. Also Event Horizon

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did nasa fire a nuclear missile at it? Is that how nasa says welcome and peace be with you?

  • @danb3573
    @danb3573 2 роки тому +2

    The movement needs to be simulated I really can’t imagine it especially the wobbling addition

  • @MichaelJones-nn7my
    @MichaelJones-nn7my 2 роки тому +1

    What a beautifully well spoken lady and highly intelligent 🤓

  • @clarapvalente
    @clarapvalente 3 роки тому +27

    What it was interesting for me is how much she was able to present the "official data" letting many people aware that indeed Oumuamua is a craft

    • @WendyWatersctmm
      @WendyWatersctmm Рік тому

      She didn't say that at all. She only said it MIGHT be.

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did NASA fire a nuclear missile at a benevolent people? Their Craft is their world!

  • @papabeanguy
    @papabeanguy 5 років тому +132

    Very cool. This is the real TED

  • @JoseMendoza-gq1bx
    @JoseMendoza-gq1bx 2 роки тому +3

    It was a space craft seeking elements for there way of life. They were 5th density entities flying through space in a craft disguised as a comet. The ship was asked to wave off, and not by the local earthlings.

  • @richardcorona3564
    @richardcorona3564 Рік тому

    Phenomenal. Astronomy, my favorite subject!!!

  • @MrJackal43
    @MrJackal43 5 років тому +464

    She didn’t mention the fact that it sped up and altered its vector after it went by the Earth. That is very weird.

    • @yael6629
      @yael6629 5 років тому +69

      Jack Long really weird, the sun’s gravitational energy wouldn’t produce such a massive acceleration and the change in direction. Almost as if it just had to go by earth and return from wherever it came

    • @summergram
      @summergram 5 років тому +43

      She was a vague presenter

    • @MrJackal43
      @MrJackal43 5 років тому +42

      Yael we were just scanned by a long range Alien probe...

    • @MrJackal43
      @MrJackal43 5 років тому +14

      Astaroth ask any astronomer on the planet that’s been paying attention. Yes, I’m one.

    • @Ravishrex1
      @Ravishrex1 5 років тому +40

      They had a a good look at us ! They though he'll no!

  • @Shinzo_Dino
    @Shinzo_Dino 3 роки тому +244

    She's the Karen we need tbh..!! 👏👏👏

    • @mikerzisu9508
      @mikerzisu9508 3 роки тому +8

      She is a Karen alright, no question about it

    • @paul9290
      @paul9290 3 роки тому +4

      We don’t need more Karen’s

    • @salami3898
      @salami3898 3 роки тому +32

      Space karen

    • @pseudophp
      @pseudophp 3 роки тому +2

      @@salami3898 Diamond tier comment

    • @FordFalcon1962nBlue
      @FordFalcon1962nBlue 3 роки тому +2

      name the next comet, Karens comet

  • @ronaldpainting5614
    @ronaldpainting5614 Рік тому

    A great and understandable lecture in a context that can be understood by a dimwit like me.
    Ms Meech didnot blind us with science and numbers.
    As for myself from what she said, a planet destroyed makes sense. Planets made of the same
    material as the Earth would have had a volcanic start. When lava sets in the throat of a volcano
    it is extremely hard.
    This may have been a splinter of that process after the planet was destroyed.The surrounding
    volcanic cone disintergrated leaving a hardened obsidian core. It looked very rough on the
    surface, like it it came out of a rough mould.
    Just a thought.

  • @nmr6988
    @nmr6988 2 роки тому

    What a good speaker this lady is!

  • @mattdodson5352
    @mattdodson5352 4 роки тому +231

    It seen earth and thought "No need to destroy that planet as the inhabitants are doing a fine job"

    • @rupeshsanyasi
      @rupeshsanyasi 4 роки тому +7

      OR - "No need to destroy that planet as the inhabitants will destroy themselves"

    • @younglouks0076
      @younglouks0076 4 роки тому +1

      Mate it's all nonsense

    • @dominostimes2119
      @dominostimes2119 3 роки тому +1

      @matt dodson
      Or: they are so dumb to represent a danger to us. Let’s move on

    • @ramonsmediablog
      @ramonsmediablog 3 роки тому +1

      For sure! 🧐😆

    • @tasnimk94
      @tasnimk94 3 роки тому

      👍👍

  • @soxytopacio8022
    @soxytopacio8022 5 років тому +252

    It is a projectile meant to hit us but it missed. It will be back after calibration.

    • @MrHater-nf2ox
      @MrHater-nf2ox 4 роки тому +24

      Aye broo that's deep

    • @ShaferHart
      @ShaferHart 4 роки тому +8

      bout time

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 4 роки тому +2

      Another one is on its way right now.

    • @louisdlariviere3824
      @louisdlariviere3824 4 роки тому

      Brett S. With the right trajectory?

    • @Brett_S_420
      @Brett_S_420 4 роки тому +2

      @@louisdlariviere3824 apparently we will have a longer time to see this one, plus there is extra time since we see it coming much earlier.

  • @cedarhatt5991
    @cedarhatt5991 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you! Karen!😊

  • @turbob7437
    @turbob7437 4 місяці тому

    Amazing indeed great work

  • @siddharthkumar6687
    @siddharthkumar6687 3 роки тому +15

    Watched it 20 times. Love to feel how mysterious our universe is

    • @ssotkow
      @ssotkow 3 роки тому +1

      Since you're passionate about Oumuamua, I recommend you check out the book (or audiobook) published last month called Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth. Written by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who believes this object is artificial.

    • @siddharthkumar6687
      @siddharthkumar6687 3 роки тому +1

      @@ssotkow thanks for the recommendation man

  • @vrk4218
    @vrk4218 3 роки тому +375

    We who call ourselves humans, are one kind of aliens too

  • @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf
    @CarlosSanchez-bg4wf 2 роки тому +1

    Excellent work thank you mam, keep it moving sista

  • @forgettable8300
    @forgettable8300 6 місяців тому

    I could listen to this lady all day

  • @aubreysands5585
    @aubreysands5585 3 роки тому +329

    4:47 "And we didn't know about it until after it passed." Am I the only one bothered by this?

    • @luisrasgado9160
      @luisrasgado9160 3 роки тому +41

      You know the government always hide stuff but want us to be clear to them

    • @sayedfarih6536
      @sayedfarih6536 3 роки тому +2

      Me too

    • @darkcss1054
      @darkcss1054 3 роки тому +54

      this means there might be objects that are so unusual and moving so fast that we'll only know after they hit us

    • @sohailahmed1968
      @sohailahmed1968 3 роки тому +7

      I was thinking same,,, looks like they were all in sleep mode when it approached earth

    • @Milo19970
      @Milo19970 3 роки тому +24

      They admitted the existence of UFO's 16 years after getting the footage. Imagine how much they now know and will tell us in another 16 years. I feel as if they want us to get used to the fact that we are not alone.

  • @cem5470
    @cem5470 3 роки тому +24

    Avi Loeb talks about its accelerating motion as it moves away from the sun and how it is really an extraordinary motion since it does not have a propulsion feature as a comet does.

  • @SighDown
    @SighDown Рік тому

    Love your video! This is my fave🎉🎉

  • @LaStryka
    @LaStryka Рік тому +2

    Ouamuamua was shaped the way that it is shaped so that space rocks would have a very narrow area that they could strike because it's a defensive design.
    It also wasn't spinning, it is designed to keep some type of artificial gravity inside it.

    • @scottbuchanan3461
      @scottbuchanan3461 Рік тому

      Why did they fire a nuclear missile at their host world!! WE call their spacecraft?
      Would you say that 100 percent probability that was a hostile act upon them as I?
      The lack of conversation about that declared mission concerns me as I hope you also?
      Your thoughts either way or any way would be appreciated.

    • @LaStryka
      @LaStryka Рік тому +1

      @@scottbuchanan3461 they didnt fire a nuclear weapon at Oumuamua.

  • @nelsoncokanasiga1552
    @nelsoncokanasiga1552 3 роки тому +146

    This is only one piece.Imagine a billion pieces where this came from passed through our solar system

    • @kosmique
      @kosmique 3 роки тому +12

      this could be the first cluster of a swarm of debris raining into our solar system in a few months or years from now.

    • @thejourneyback5552
      @thejourneyback5552 3 роки тому +1

      Imagine all the other solar systems apart from our own..the galaxy is HUGE.

    • @glenn967
      @glenn967 3 роки тому +1

      That's why there is covid so we Stay at home spend time on the fam, burn al money you got, and dont go outside. D

    • @leonricho8333
      @leonricho8333 Рік тому

      @@thejourneyback5552 1q1⁰p p

  • @aldozulfikar54
    @aldozulfikar54 5 років тому +720

    Don't worry it alyways land on USA anyway

  • @SomewhereAbove
    @SomewhereAbove Місяць тому +1

    Oumuamua is so real for getting away from Earth as fast as possible

  • @user-dq6gp8yj6f
    @user-dq6gp8yj6f 8 місяців тому

    The story is that oumuamua is always present. Even before humanity exist❤❤❤

  • @07FreshMaker
    @07FreshMaker 3 роки тому +17

    What a great speaker! Can feel the energy and excitement

    • @ge2623
      @ge2623 Рік тому

      I can feel the energy and excrement.

  • @ladyfibonaccii
    @ladyfibonaccii 5 років тому +8

    I named my daughter Lyra after my favorite books, His Dark Materials, and Contact. Both made into movies/pending TV show on HBO. Now I see this..... She is only two. The Lyrid meteor shower occurred a few weeks after her birth. I'm literally going through that emotional chill she is talking about. I even told the universe if you ever give me a child I hope it's when I'm 25, not too young, not too old. I had her on her due date, and she was conceived when I was 25. She is literally a Star Child. Ever since her birth there have been the most amazing occurrences in the Cosmos. She was born into the greatest time of science and I couldn't be happier. I hope she is just as passionate about it as her momma. Sorry it's long if anyone reads this. I also pronounce her name like in the movie, The Golden Compass, the first book of His Dark Materials. Books riddled with alternate realities, space dust, dark matter, which has a consciousness and Lyra can actually communicate with them.

    • @camerontaylor7471
      @camerontaylor7471 5 років тому +1

      Jade Gardner beautiful story! Lyra is a truly special just like all creatures given the gift of life! You got to see first hand the power of the human spirit, and now that you have birthed a universe inside a human body that you named to be Lyra, please always remember she now has her own life and her own dream to create and live within and has the gift from free will to do so. She is not a character within a story book fantasy to be molded into, don’t let the imagination of who you want her to be and your obsession with a fairy tale to destroy your bond with her!

    • @OstlyBoy
      @OstlyBoy 11 місяців тому

      You humans think all about yourselves, year 2031 will be the year everything changes

  • @nithin1986
    @nithin1986 Рік тому +1

    Super explained I like much

  • @tannerroman7396
    @tannerroman7396 Рік тому

    That was incredible.

  • @theelephantintheroom69
    @theelephantintheroom69 5 років тому +692

    *Earth sees a passing rock*
    Earth: Wtf is that? Do we say hello? Is it metal? Hello? Why is it spinning? Do we poke it with a spacecraft? Should we catch it? Is it an alien? Did that thing come from another solar system? Is it dangerous? Should we blow it up? So many questions about a rock.
    *Rock leaves
    Earth: .......

    • @nextgencs7
      @nextgencs7 5 років тому +4

      Αλέξης Ανδρικόπουλος i disagree with what you preposed they made objects "gods" not because of there lack of knowledge but with the observed changes to there world so no this wouldn't be even considered

    • @josephgroves3176
      @josephgroves3176 5 років тому +4

      EZCAPE Records. True, unadvanced doesn't mean stupid

    • @jkreps18
      @jkreps18 5 років тому +3

      EZCAPE Records true they were very intelligent cause as far as we know they didnt let technology turn them lazy or zombies probably cause they knew better. Probably cause they followed Gods laws instead of making there own

    • @technerds8820
      @technerds8820 5 років тому +2

      lol

    • @caseychesh
      @caseychesh 5 років тому

      Yessssss

  • @premkumarchittajallu2967
    @premkumarchittajallu2967 5 років тому +11

    That was exciting to listen. I can spend hours on end listening to such exciting scientific stuff ! Thank you madam for the crisp narration !! 👌👌

  • @azman6568
    @azman6568 2 роки тому

    The relatively new uap footage of the smaller disc shaped object was rotating as the pilot exclaimed in amazement. Strange similarity: just an observation.

  • @jaredhoneycutt6761
    @jaredhoneycutt6761 2 роки тому +1

    I seen it took over two hrs to pass by the beach had lights with windows and it seemed like one huge city or even a big nation in it

  • @mijodo2008
    @mijodo2008 5 років тому +12

    Excellent presentation of a very exciting event. Thank you to all who assisted in bringing this information to us. May our scientists continue to gain more insight into this mysterious object & others like it. We need to be more vigilant regarding early detection of what could be a life extinction event.