Astronomers to check interstellar body for signs of alien technology
by Ian Sample Science editor from on (#3AE55)
Green Bank telescope in West Virginia will listen for radio signals from 'Oumuamua, an object from another solar system
Astronomers are to use one of the world's largest telescopes to check a mysterious object that is speeding through the solar system for signs of alien technology.
The Green Bank telescope in West Virginia will listen for radio signals being broadcast from a cigar-shaped body which was first spotted in the solar system in October. The body arrived from interstellar space and reached a peak speed of 196,000 mph as it swept past the sun.