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Interstellar visitor (?) - robkelk - 10-25-2017
Assuming that this Minor Planet Electronic Circular is correct, the Solar System has some company: a comet from some other Oort cloud.
Discussion is ensuing.
(News spotted here.)
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - hazard - 10-25-2017
If that is really from another system we need a probe for data ASAP. Somebody tell the scientists at your space program of choice. And all the other space programs.
Also, to see if comets from other systems are indeed potential vectors for planet destroying life forms, as terrible movies would tell us they are.
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - Dartz - 10-26-2017
Dropping magnitude?
It's been and gone. It's harvested our DNA, kidnapped a few drunken hicks, then flown on back to wherever.
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - robkelk - 10-26-2017
(10-26-2017, 02:12 PM)Dartz Wrote: It's been and gone.
Which means they missed.
This time.
But they've confirmed range to target...
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - robkelk - 11-07-2017
More seriously, our visitor now has a number and a name: 1I/'Oumuamua
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - Bob Schroeck - 11-07-2017
Nice. And that's a cool little document to read.
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - robkelk - 09-14-2019
{blows dust off thread)
We might have another one
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - ECSNorway - 09-15-2019
We missed Rama I, here comes Rama II... will we be able to get to it this time?
RE: Interstellar visitor (?) - hazard - 09-15-2019
Probably not.
To put it quite simply, the trajectories of such bodies make them hard to intercept and often need specific mission profiles and equipment designed for the rendezvous just to have a chance. And we don't have one ready right now to do the job.