Mysterious interstellar object Oumuamua is not an alien spaceship but scientists are still baffled

fox news ^ | 07/01/2019

[wastedyears]

[mrsmith]

“resembling both a comet and an asteroid”

So they don’t even know if it will be captured by the Sun?
That’s incedible. Basic math.

[TADSLOS]

[GraceG]

If the government admitted aliens exist, then they would no longer be the "penultimate power" that would be able to compete with God as masters of the universe!!!!

Lack of alien disclosure only occurs in such a dips-hit empire state we currently live in...

in the god damned 1800's more people beloved in ALIENS than NOW and they didn't freak out about it either..."Like the brooking institute report claimed they would"...

An all powerful government will not disclose that any power exist greater than it, why do you think they try to destroy God/Religion all the time, hmmm????

[TheConservativeParty]

TTIWWP
LOL

[dp0622]

I always thought it was a midget.

He is one FREAKY looking guy.

I see it started early.

[dp0622]

I’M GONNA RAM IT RIGHT DOWN THAT THING’S THROAT!!

or something like that.

His TERRIBLE over the top acting made that episode great :)

[Karl Spooner]

So they don’t even know if it will be captured by the Sun?

That got me interested, too.

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"Based on observations spanning 34 days, ʻOumuamua's orbital eccentricity is 1.20, the highest ever observed. An eccentricity exceeding 1.0 means an object exceeds the Sun's escape velocity, is not bound to the Solar System and may escape to interstellar space.

While an eccentricity slightly above 1.0 can be obtained by encounters with planets, as happened with the previous record holder, C/1980 E1, ʻOumuamua's eccentricity is so high that it could not have been obtained through an encounter with any of the planets in the Solar System. Even undiscovered planets in the Solar System, if any should exist, could not account for ʻOumuamua's trajectory nor boost its speed to the observed value. For these reasons, ʻOumuamua can only be of interstellar origin." Wiki

Average speed of Oumuamua = 5.55 AU/year relative to sun (per wiki)

[SunkenCiv]

Aw, Ann Landers sucks!

https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/b0bb6d14-62ac-4db3-bf4c-8c6ed714cbd8

[mrsmith]

Ar 1.2 I guess the crux is what surface it presents to the ‘solar wind’.
Interesting... I hope it’s captured.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Army Air Corps.

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the rest of the Oumuamua keyword:

• Meteor that hit Earth came from beyond the solar system [2019]
• 'Oumuamua "Sped Up" in the Inner Solar System. This Might Be Why. [2019]
• 7 of the Oddest Things about 'Oumuamua Other than Its Name [2018]
• SETI Astronomers Find No Evidence for Artificial Transmitters on Oumuamua [2018]
• Mysterious interstellar object conundrum intensifies as NASA reveals it didn't originally see it [2018]
• Interstellar Comet Oumuamua is Smaller than Previously Thought, Has Highly Reflective Surface [2018]
• Scientists Now Say Interstellar Object May Have Been Alien Probe [2018]
• Scientists push back against Harvard 'alien spacecraft' theory [Oumuamua] [2018]
• Mysterious interstellar object could be 'lightsail' sent from another civilization [2018]
• NASA solves mystery of cigar-shaped UFO, believed to carry alien life [2018]
• Interstellar asteroid update [guess]: It's a comet! [2018]
• A star disturbed the comets of the solar system 70,000 years ago [2018]
• 1st Known Interstellar Visitor Gets Weirder: 'Oumuamua Likely Had 2 Stars [2018]
• Interstellar object Oumuamua tumbling chaotically [2018]
• Scientists Reveal Interstellar Object 'Oumuamua' Has Organic Shell [2017]
• Leading Astronomers: Oumuamua Is 'Alien Probe With Broken Engines,' Could Have Hostile Intentions [2017]
• Has an alien probe entered our solar system? Cigar-shaped interstellar 'comet' ... [2017]
• Alien Probe or Galactic Driftwood? SETI Tunes In to 'Oumuamua [pronounced 'Yo Mama'] [2017]
• Project Lyra, a Mission to Chase Down that Interstellar Asteroid [2017]
• Solar System's First Interstellar Visitor Dazzles Scientists [2017]
• ESO Observations Show First Interstellar Asteroid is Like Nothing Seen Before [2017]
• First interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before [2017]
• Meet 'Oumuamua! The 1st Interstellar Visitor Ever Seen Gets a Name [2017]
• This mystery object may be our first visitor from another solar system [2017]
• Researchers observe the first known interstellar comet [2017]
• Wrong-Way, Daredevil Asteroid Plays 'Chicken' with Jupiter [2017]
• A close call of 0.8 light years [Nibiru?] [2015]
• Star Blasted Through Solar System 70,000 Years Ago [2015]

[SunkenCiv]

[Salamander]

LOL

[Salamander]

This is the best thing, ever.

[21twelve]

Whenever I see a photo of Dukoveny know I think of the episode where the guy is going to play him for a movie - and he really wants to get into the role.

Something like:

“So which side?”

“Huh?”

“Which side do you dress to?”

“Oh - mostly to the left I suppose.”

“MOSTLY!?”

“Most of the TIME!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSbPdnlwg30

And Tia Leone is playing Scully, and in the background she is running back and forth in high-heels trying to get out Scully runs in them!

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Commodore Decker’s Planet Killer?

[SunkenCiv]

I really need to bookmark that site. :^)

[SunkenCiv]

Shandling played the role (they were buddies) if memory serves, and Tea was his wife at the time and probably needed some work.

[SunkenCiv]

Oh, you meant that pic? I agree. Giorgio A. Tsoukalos is a blast, regardless of the content of his shows, it’s obvious that DD enjoyed meeting him. The pic was snagged off GT’s Twitter feed I think.

[SunkenCiv]

someone ripped it and flipped it to fool the robot.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6eyms8