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First interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-11-eso-interstellar-asteroid.html ^
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Posted on 11/20/2017 10:52:40 AM PST by epluribus_2
Full title: ESO observations show first interstellar asteroid is like nothing seen before.
For the first time ever astronomers have studied an asteroid that has entered the Solar System from interstellar space. Observations from ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile and other observatories around the world show that this unique object was traveling through space for millions of years before its chance encounter with our star system. It appears to be a dark, reddish, highly-elongated rocky or high-metal-content object. The new results appear in the journal Nature on 20 November 2017.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: amirsiraj; asteroid; astronomy; aviloeb; c2017u1; comet; harvard; hyperbolic; interstellar; interstellarobject; jasonwright; khaaaan; oumuamua; science; shmuelbialy; wormwood; yurimilner
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See photo depiction at link. Looks like a corroded Botany Bay to me. Make your time.
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To: epluribus_2
Paging Commodore Decker, paging Commodore Decker: your Planet Killer has arrived.
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11/20/2017 10:57:23 AM PST
by
Hoosier-Daddy
("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
To: epluribus_2
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11/20/2017 10:58:15 AM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Robert DeLong
This asteroid was named Clinton Cigar 1.
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posted on
11/20/2017 10:58:53 AM PST
by
bar sin·is·ter
(Climate Scientology - another example of science fiction morphing into a religious cult)
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11/20/2017 11:04:09 AM PST
by
PTBAA
To: bar sin·is·ter
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posted on
11/20/2017 11:05:15 AM PST
by
epluribus_2
(he had the best mom - ever.)
To: Robert DeLong
Maybe the Borg have given up on the cube...
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11/20/2017 11:08:24 AM PST
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: epluribus_2
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posted on
11/20/2017 11:11:43 AM PST
by
NewJerseyJoe
(Rat mantra: "Facts are meaningless! You can use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!")
To: epluribus_2
They do everything in threes!
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posted on
11/20/2017 11:13:51 AM PST
by
Fish Speaker
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: Robert DeLong
Looks like a Berserker to me!
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posted on
11/20/2017 11:14:29 AM PST
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6ppc
(It's torch and pitchfork time)
To: 6ppc
If it starts to slow down and head in this direction, time to leave LA and DC. Wait on that, don’t tell them.
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11/20/2017 11:19:58 AM PST
by
Mouton
(The MSM is a clear and present danger to the republic.)
To: 6ppc
A very unusual shape in nature...
Makes you wonder. I hope we take lots of pictures.
Maybe we can train Hubble on it.
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11/20/2017 11:22:53 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: Mouton
Starting to slow down would be a *big deal*!
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11/20/2017 11:23:36 AM PST
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: epluribus_2
Turn out all the lights on Earth and pretend like nobody’s home
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11/20/2017 11:24:26 AM PST
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: epluribus_2; left that other site
A related article:
The interstellar interloper will now be referred to as 'Oumuamua, which means "a messenger from afar arriving first" in Hawaiian.
The name reflects the object's discovery by a Hawaii-based astronomer using an observatory on Maui.
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"U1 may provide the first direct evidence that planetary systems around other stars ejected objects as they formed," said Dr Rajagopal.
The object has also been given the more formal designation of 1I/2017 U1 by the International Astronomical Union (IAU), which is responsible for naming celestial bodies.
The "I" in this formal name stands for "interstellar" object, similar to the "C" and "A" in the designations for comets and asteroids, respectively.
'Oumuamua is the first object to carry the "I" in front of its name.
Interstellar asteroid is given a name
U1: You won. "a messenger from afar arriving first"
It appears to be a dark, reddish, highly-elongated rocky or high-metal-content object.
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11/20/2017 11:25:52 AM PST
by
Ezekiel
(All who mourn(ed!) the destruction of America merit the celebration of her rebirth.)
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posted on
11/20/2017 11:28:05 AM PST
by
JPG
(MAGA)
To: Ezekiel
The Hawaiian Language LOVES its VOWELS!
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11/20/2017 11:32:13 AM PST
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left that other site
(For America to have CONFIDENCE in our future, we must have PRIDE in our HISTORY... DJT)
To: Robert DeLong
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11/20/2017 11:33:17 AM PST
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beethovenfan
(I always try to maximize my carbon footprint.)
To: bar sin·is·ter
Now that is funny. Good one. 8>)
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