Our civilization would probably collapse if we met one. Like how the paleolithic Indians of the Americans fared against the more advanced Spaniards, British & French.
‘Oumuamua tore into our system at nearly a perpendicular angle, traveling at up to 87.7 km/s as it whipped around the Sun; its estimated velocity as it came into our system was over 26 km/s—for comparison, typical comets in our system travel at a mere 3 km/s. ’Oumuamua’s velocity is sufficient to escape the Sun’s pull and return to interstellar space travel after its slingshot around our star. Its speed, steep approach angle, and the very wide arc it was describing mean that it could only have come from outside the solar system.
Although too small for any human device to capture a detailed view of it, ‘Oumuamua’ was confirmed to be of a light reddish color, as is not uncommon in some of our system’s native asteroids. But readings indicate that it is rotating rapidly and is unusually elongated, with dimensions in the ratio of at least 5.3:1, which equals the most elongated objects seen before in our system; its dimensions are estimated at 180×30×30m.
As the first known interstellar object seen in our system, a whole new space object classification had to be created: “I” for “interstellar.” ’Oumuamua’s designation is thus 1I. It is also the first of a new class of asteroids: hyperbolic asteroids.
alaskajohn1 over 5 years ago
What happened to the elephant?
hariseldon59 over 5 years ago
I can think of worse places to be probed.
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 5 years ago
Wrong kind of probe, Hambone.
wiatr over 5 years ago
It’s just looking for whales.
the lost wizard over 5 years ago
Better to cover your ass.
Breadboard over 5 years ago
Finder’s Keepers …….
FassEddie over 5 years ago
Keep that away from your gravity well.
Andrew Bosch Premium Member over 5 years ago
It could be a scene similar to that one in 2001: A Space Odyssey, replacing the bone with a cotton swab.
Perkycat over 5 years ago
These guys and their imagination are so funny! (at least I think it is imagination)
inshadowz over 5 years ago
Plus it’s ‘Oumuamua, innit? Apparently the «’» at the beginning is essential to the spelling.
rlaker22j over 5 years ago
Blah blah blah I love the squirrel
Herb L 1954 over 5 years ago
Obviously from Uranus ;)
Brian Fink over 5 years ago
“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” ― Arthur C. Clarke
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Our civilization would probably collapse if we met one. Like how the paleolithic Indians of the Americans fared against the more advanced Spaniards, British & French.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] over 5 years ago
Some information I had come across back in 2017.
‘Oumuamua tore into our system at nearly a perpendicular angle, traveling at up to 87.7 km/s as it whipped around the Sun; its estimated velocity as it came into our system was over 26 km/s—for comparison, typical comets in our system travel at a mere 3 km/s. ’Oumuamua’s velocity is sufficient to escape the Sun’s pull and return to interstellar space travel after its slingshot around our star. Its speed, steep approach angle, and the very wide arc it was describing mean that it could only have come from outside the solar system.
Although too small for any human device to capture a detailed view of it, ‘Oumuamua’ was confirmed to be of a light reddish color, as is not uncommon in some of our system’s native asteroids. But readings indicate that it is rotating rapidly and is unusually elongated, with dimensions in the ratio of at least 5.3:1, which equals the most elongated objects seen before in our system; its dimensions are estimated at 180×30×30m.
As the first known interstellar object seen in our system, a whole new space object classification had to be created: “I” for “interstellar.” ’Oumuamua’s designation is thus 1I. It is also the first of a new class of asteroids: hyperbolic asteroids.
Daeder over 5 years ago
Scientists speculate the object originated in the Q-Tip system.
Bill The Nuke over 5 years ago
I’d be worried about covering another portion of my body.