"‘Oumuamua – Interstellar Alien Object That Remains A Mystery" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2018 3:34 p.m. PST |
"One year ago this week astronomers discovered an unusual object moving through space not too far from the Earth's orbit. In just a few days they realized it could not be a normal asteroid or comet – its path showed that it was not gravitationally bound to the solar system. It was, therefore, the first interstellar body ever discovered in our solar system that originated from outside it. It was given the Hawaiian name ‘Oumuamua, "scout."…."
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| Thresher01 | 30 Oct 2018 5:42 p.m. PST |
A pity we couldn't have sent something/someone to land on to study it, or to orbit it for some closeup shots. Apparently, there are even stars and planets that are flying through the galaxy as well, and not gravitationally bound, like most others. |
 Legion 4  | 31 Oct 2018 2:04 a.m. PST |
It's aliens … E.g. A.C. Clark's "Rendezvous with Rama" …  |
| dilettante | 31 Oct 2018 8:43 a.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2018 11:31 a.m. PST |
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