Interstellar Interlopers, Coming in from the great beyond |
Interstellar Interlopers, Coming in from the great beyond |
Oct 27 2017, 01:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 541 Joined: 17-November 05 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 557 |
They finally found a chunk of something coming into the Solar System. Something much bigger than cosmic rays or dust particles.
Asteroid/comet in hyperbolic trajectory |
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Feb 6 2018, 04:46 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 126 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 291 |
Radar Observation would have answered a lot of questions regarding this objects shape and disposition - but I'm not really familiar with what the limitations are with an object of that size and speed - would it have been possible to do radar observations back in October if there was time to plan for it/if it was detected earlier? Or would it have needed to be a lot closer to the Earth to get even crude information regarding its size and shape?
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