Unidentified Interstellar Object Found in Our Solar System
Sarah Lewin, Associate Editor for Space.com, discusses the latest scientific discovery found in our solar system, which has astronomers scratching their heads. Oumuamua first left scientists thinking it might have held alien life.
The object was first thought to be an asteroid. But because of its outer consistency, scientists think it is closer to a comet. Researchers are still studying the object, but because of advances in technology, they expect to find more objects like this in our solar system more often.
Maui residents who made desperate escapes from oncoming flames, some on foot, asked why Hawaii’s famous emergency warning system didn’t alert them as fires raced toward their homes.
Water infrastructure across the country is vulnerable as climate change makes storms more unpredictable and destructive, flooding low-lying drinking water treatment plants and overwhelming coastal sewage systems.
