First possible interstellar object detected in our solar system

Post by mustacheemperor » Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 1:35 AM UTC

grzm wrote: post #39

mustacheemperor wrote: post #37

Anyone else thinking of Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke right now?

'codingdave is :) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15564244

Post by flukus » Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 1:53 AM UTC

taneq wrote: post #35

ty_a wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's broadcasting something that sounds like ... humpback whales?

Luckily we still have some of those in this timeline.

Post by jboggan » Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 2:42 AM UTC

mustacheemperor wrote: post #37

Anyone else thinking of Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke right now?

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 3:20 AM UTC

nawgszy wrote: post #6

QAPereo wrote: post #2

The object approached our solar system from almost directly "above" the ecliptic, the approximate plane in space where the planets and most asteroids orbit the Sun, so it did not have any close encounters with the eight major planets during its plunge toward the Sun. On Sept. 2, the small body crossed under the ecliptic plane just inside of Mercury's orbit and then made its closest approach to the Sun on Sept. 9. Pul…

I doubt that's possible, although it would be very interesting.

Post by mcgarnagle » Fri, Oct 27, 2017, 3:56 AM UTC

jboggan wrote: post #45

mustacheemperor wrote: post #37

Anyone else thinking of Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke right now?

I'm thinking more like The Expanse.