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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science

What if the interstellar body Oumuamua really was sent by aliens?

UFO ... artist’s impression of Oumuamua.
UFO ... artist’s impression of Oumuamua. Photograph: ESO/M Kornmesser/PA

OK, so a mysterious, cigar-shaped, 400m-long object is speeding through the solar system and astronomers are checking it for evidence of alien technology. So what do we do if it turns out that Oumuamua, as they have named it, is broadcasting extraterrestrial radio signals?

John Chambers, Leeds

Post your answers – and new questions – below or email them to nq@theguardian.com

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