Scientists from the University of Queens in Belfast believe that the
mysterious object that recently invaded the solar system is covered with
a thick layer of organic material half a meter thick, which prevented
the destruction of the object as it approached the Sun. Simply put, this
strange object has protection from the radiation of the Sun and was
able to fly close to it without harm to itself.
The object was discovered in mid-October 2017. Scientists at first
called it a comet, then an asteroid, but the nature of this guest from
the far space is not fully understood and scientists even admit that
this object is an alien spacecraft. Moreover, according to the results
of the study, this object, which was given the name Oumuamua, is a metal
body. And now it turned out that this “metal body” has protection from
external influences.
According to scientists from the University of Queens in Belfast, the
facility is covered with a carbon-rich crust. It also prevented the
disintegration of the object even when it approached the Sun at a
distance of 37 million km. The temperature on the surface of the object
was to be about 300 degrees Celsius. According to scientists, the
thickness of the organic layer of the object should be at least half a
meter.
Oumuamua is the first interstellar object known to science to invade
the solar system. The object of reddish color has a very elongated
shape. Its length is about 200 meters. Oumuamua moves at a very high
speed – about 25 km / sec.
