Unusual interstellar object enters our solar system

[Cave Man]

I saw this in the news a few days ago and after reading about its highly unusual geometry, I immediately thought of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama book from the 1970s. It is rather striking how the objects are similar! Maybe we have our first visitors from another world.

Oddball Object Tumbling among the Stars Could Disrupt Planetary Science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...ng-the-stars-could-disrupt-planetary-science/

 

[Apple fanboy]

I saw this in the news a few days ago and after reading about its highly unusual geometry, I immediately thought of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama book from the 1970s. It is rather striking how the objects are similar! Maybe we have our first visitors from another world.

Oddball Object Tumbling among the Stars Could Disrupt Planetary Science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...ng-the-stars-could-disrupt-planetary-science/

I read about it earlier. They are going to scan it in a few hours. I think it's the first orders new super weapon!

 

[ucfgrad93]

Very interesting read. Thanks for posting this, @Cave Man.

 

[chown33]

I've been here for decades.

And I'm not really that unusual, at least compared to other interstellar objects.

 

[D.T.]

Maybe it's Interplanet Janet[?]

 

[Mousse]

With only a brief window of time to observe the cigar-shaped wanderer before it zooms beyond the reach of our best telescopes, astronomers have crammed in observations with the hopes of learning more about this interstellar interloper.

It's the whale probe from ST:IV.

We still have humpback whales in the ocean. I ain't worried.

 

[chown33]

It's the whale probe from ST:IV.

We still have humpback whales in the ocean. I ain't worried.

Are we sure it's not the Sword of Kahless?

 

[D.T.]

The nerd in here is strong ... I approve
[doublepost=1513206191][/doublepost]Maybe I'll watch Arrival again soon, get my interspecies communication skills polished up.

 

[chown33]

The nerd in here is strong ... I approve

The first thing that came to mind when I learned of this object was "Rendezvous with Rama", and "in threes".

And this is now my third post in this thread.

 

[ActionableMango]

The nerd in here is strong ... I approve

Hopefully it does not look anything like this.

 

[D.T.]

FFS, we don't need any Goa'ulds

 

[C DM]

The nerd in here is strong ... I approve
[doublepost=1513206191][/doublepost]Maybe I'll watch Arrival again soon, get my interspecies communication skills polished up.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Turns out it was the dreadnaught from The Last Jedi which I just watched!

Hope we have a Jedi to take it out!

 

[960design]

I saw this in the news a few days ago and after reading about its highly unusual geometry, I immediately thought of Arthur C. Clarke's Rendezvous with Rama book from the 1970s. It is rather striking how the objects are similar! Maybe we have our first visitors from another world.

Oddball Object Tumbling among the Stars Could Disrupt Planetary Science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/...ng-the-stars-could-disrupt-planetary-science/

Rendezvous with Rama = One of my favorite books. Should be a movie.
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When the walls fell!
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I read about it earlier. They are going to scan it in a few hours. I think it's the first orders new super weapon!

Wow! Nearly twice as fast as Voyager!