THE VIDEO SHELF · interstellar objects
'Oumuamua Is Not Aliens
PBS Space Time examines the interstellar object 'Oumuamua and the popular theories about it, including the light-sail hypothesis. It argues that a natural rock is the likeliest explanation.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a sober analysis of 'Oumuamua theories that counters the alien-spacecraft claims.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PBS Space Time
- Topic
- interstellar objects
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2018–2021
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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And I really recommend this PBS Space Time Video: [VIDEO] He makes excellent points that given historical data, a mm thin solar sail really shouldn't be our first conclusion instead of a collection of rocks that broke apart and refused back together (think of a …
justaguyonline on Hacker News · 2019-02
In Oumuamua continues to perplex astronomers a year after it vanishedIf you like videos, PBS Space Time published one recently about the paper that tests the light sail hypothesis: [VIDEO]
herogreen on Hacker News · 2018-11
In 6 Strange Facts about the Interstellar Visitor 'OumuamuaThe PBS Space Time video series, written and hosted by Lehman College astrophysicist Matthew O’Dowd, has a nice analysis of popular 'Oumuamua theories: "'Oumuamua Is Not Aliens" [VIDEO]
cpeterso on Hacker News · 2019-03
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