NASA News: Scientists say space object Oumuamua could answer questions to life in space (Image: TED)
Last autumn scientists discovered an abnormal object passing through our solar system which may well answer some of the eternal questions surrounding life in our universe. Researchers became interested when they discovered that ice had formed on the object named Oumuamua which implies that the outer crust of the rock could provide insulation and radiation shielding. In doing so, that could mean microbes could be incubated on the object and could be able to live on the outer edges of the solar system.
Karen Meech, of the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy said: “The idea that you could bring some living organism in some state — it could be preserved in a cold deep freeze.
“So, it would be no different than coming from our outer solar system.
“This tells us that ices can survive over these interstellar distances.”
Ms Meech also stated any living organism within the rock is “getting significant protection
