Human science marches on.

[Raynine]

Recently some giant interstellar telescopes have detected what appears to be a tongue-twisting “space turd”. This is a remarkable discovery. It has generated much excitement among the scientific community. Yawn. What will they come up with next? Do you have enough popcorn to watch the show? I think I do. Carry on.

ʻOumuamua - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Crepitus]

Dude, "tongue twisting" and "turd" in the same sentence?

 

[Raynine]

Dude, "tongue twisting" and "turd" in the same sentence?

I think it's a gift.

 

[Moonglow]

I think it's a gift.

Sucking on tongue twisting turds?
I think not.

 

[JGalt]

Recently some giant interstellar telescopes have detected what appears to be a tongue-twisting “space turd”. This is a remarkable discovery. It has generated much excitement among the scientific community. Yawn. What will they come up with next? Do you have enough popcorn to watch the show? I think I do. Carry on.

ʻOumuamua - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

NASA astronomers have solved the mystery of the space turds...

 

[1srelluc]

 

[Raynine]

Sucking on tongue twisting turds?
I think not.

Where is science officer Spock when you need him?

 

[Moonglow]

Where is science officer Spock when you need him?
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Having a blitz and a bong.

 

[ReinyDays]

Recently some giant interstellar telescopes have detected what appears to be a tongue-twisting “space turd”. This is a remarkable discovery. It has generated much excitement among the scientific community. Yawn. What will they come up with next? Do you have enough popcorn to watch the show? I think I do. Carry on.

ʻOumuamua - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

These telescopes are only 60 inches in diameter ... not small but neither is that "large" ... both Keck instruments are 33 feet in diameter ... so the Haleakalā instruments are for observing within the solar system, and are designed as wide-field telescopes ... looking for asteroids ...

You don't find this super exciting? ... stranger than fiction ...

 

[toobfreak]

These telescopes are only 60 inches in diameter ... not small but neither is that "large" ... both Keck instruments are 33 feet in diameter ... so the Haleakalā instruments are for observing within the solar system, and are designed as wide-field telescopes ... looking for asteroids ...

You don't find this super exciting? ... stranger than fiction ...

 

[toobfreak]

You don't find this super exciting? ... stranger than fiction ...

All interesting stuff but entirely speculative. I admit, coming from the direction of Lyra just above the galactic plane and its velocity suggests extra-solar origin, BTW, that is not far from the direction the Sun is /heading/, but it is far from conclusive this thing is from another star. In fact, it could be from no star at all.

The odds of it being from another solar system and falling in nearly into the Sun are fantastic.

But it is also possible this thing originated from our solar system, or the Oort Cloud, had some sort of interaction which flung it far out into space only to fall back in towards the Sun now. I admit it is probably extra-solar, but the fact of the matter is that we will never know for sure as there are simply too many unknown variables.

Now the thing is heading off in the general direction of the Andromeda Galaxy.

 

[ReinyDays]

All interesting stuff but entirely speculative. I admit, coming from the direction of Lyra just above the galactic plane and its velocity suggests extra-solar origin, BTW, that is not far from the direction the Sun is /heading/, but it is far from conclusive this thing is from another star. In fact, it could be from no star at all.

The odds of it being from another solar system and falling in nearly into the Sun are fantastic.

But it is also possible this thing originated from our solar system, or the Oort Cloud, had some sort of interaction which flung it far out into space only to fall back in towards the Sun now. I admit it is probably extra-solar, but the fact of the matter is that we will never know for sure as there are simply too many unknown variables.

Now the thing is heading off in the general direction of the Andromeda Galaxy.

My bad ... here's my citation from Sky and Telescope ... and the associated text ...

"But the gentle slope, increasing toward the red (right) end, suggests that `Oumuamua is not a particularly good match to objects in the Kuiper Belt (which tend to be much redder). Instead, it's the kind of spectrum that a rocky surface would exhibit after being "weathered" by long-term exposure to space radiation."

Very speculative without a physical sample to study ... and we have in-hand specimens of almost all other material in the solar system ... including fossils from Mars if we're still speculating ... thus we can take the logic step that this unspeltable object is from beyond ...

I agree ... the odds of an object from another solar system flying through the very heart of ours is ... well ... astronomically small ... however, we have an astronomical number of solar systems ... one thing I learned form the LIGO Experiment is neutron stars collide with mutual detonation every couple of weeks somewhere in the universe ...

... so a chunk of rock from another solar system seems mundane ...

 

[toobfreak]

My bad ... here's my citation from Sky and Telescope ...

Are they still publishing? Talk about a rag that has gone to hell. Used to be one fine magazine years ago. Now it is the Popular Mechanics of space science.

... one thing I learned form the LIGO Experiment is neutron stars collide with mutual detonation every couple of weeks somewhere in the universe ...

But then, consider their density and attraction, and possible mutual histories.
Yep, Oummagumma is most likely from "out there," too bad we will never know more about it.
It could even be from another galaxy.

 

[Ringo]

The future was canceled in the 70's, after the lunar program was canceled and the only progress is related primarily to the miniaturization of electronic components and the development of means of digital control of the population. Alas.

 

[luiza]

Recently some giant interstellar telescopes have detected what appears to be a tongue-twisting “space turd”. This is a remarkable discovery. It has generated much excitement among the scientific community. Yawn. What will they come up with next? Do you have enough popcorn to watch the show? I think I do. Carry on.

Shame .
It disproves the idea that Turdy Tommy Tithead has no parents .
Though it confirms he comes from a far distant Glaxy

 

[ReinyDays]

The future was canceled in the 70's, after the lunar program was canceled and the only progress is related primarily to the miniaturization of electronic components and the development of means of digital control of the population. Alas.

Unchanged for 2,500 years ... some things just work and don't need any modifications ...