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Oct 27, 2017 22:10:27 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Oct 27, 2017 22:10:27 GMT
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Oct 28, 2017 17:15:19 GMT
Post by legios on Oct 28, 2017 17:15:19 GMT
Planets are small fry compared and/or are absorbed in a single chunk into the star as a whole not just it's surface. Assuming that the star's atmosphere comes to them as it expands. If the planet is for whatever reason spiraling in towards the star I'm not sure that you wouldn't get nasty tidal stresses on the planet which might causes some fragmentation. But that would just be chopping it up into more easily digested bits anyway. No planet has sufficient mass to really disturb a star, by definition - if it did then it would likely be something other than a planet. Even Jovian-class failed brown dwarves aren't anything other than insignificant compared to the scale of a star. (Mind you, if we are talking about casually moving stars around to that degree then we are talking about a technological level at which you probably don't _need_ to do that - there are likely already sufficient dreadful things you can do to a planetary system without any need to induce novae. :-) ) Karl
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Nov 6, 2017 21:53:39 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Nov 6, 2017 21:53:39 GMT
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Nov 6, 2017 21:54:29 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Nov 6, 2017 21:54:29 GMT
I have voted for Z'Ha'Dum.
-Ralph
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Nov 7, 2017 20:46:22 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Nov 7, 2017 20:46:22 GMT
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Post by Philip Ayres on Nov 14, 2017 20:15:08 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 20, 2017 21:06:30 GMT
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Nov 20, 2017 21:10:37 GMT
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Post by Pinwig on Nov 20, 2017 21:10:37 GMT
Woah. Amazing. A visitor from across the void...
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Nov 20, 2017 21:28:56 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 20, 2017 21:28:56 GMT
Thankfully we still have whales to save us.
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Nov 22, 2017 20:34:29 GMT
Post by Shockprowl on Nov 22, 2017 20:34:29 GMT
Incredible.
The interstellar asteroid, not the whales.
Although whales are pretty incredible also...
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Nov 23, 2017 13:39:39 GMT
Post by Fortmax2020 on Nov 23, 2017 13:39:39 GMT
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Nov 23, 2017 17:57:45 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Nov 23, 2017 17:57:45 GMT
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Nov 23, 2017 20:16:08 GMT
Post by Shockprowl on Nov 23, 2017 20:16:08 GMT
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Dec 2, 2017 9:03:48 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Dec 2, 2017 9:03:48 GMT
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Dec 2, 2017 10:38:34 GMT
Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 2, 2017 10:38:34 GMT
*ship shakes*
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Dec 11, 2017 22:06:02 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Dec 11, 2017 22:06:02 GMT
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Dec 12, 2017 19:34:19 GMT
Post by legios on Dec 12, 2017 19:34:19 GMT
Well, we are pretty sure it is not accellerating so I guess there is no point looking for a drive plume...
Karl
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Dec 12, 2017 20:45:51 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 12, 2017 20:45:51 GMT
This is what we call journalistic sensationalism. Guardian completely fails to list all the reasons we already know this to be a natural object - as actually observed by astronomers weeks ago.
By all means check it for radio emissions but no need to big up an 'aliens' angle when all the data points in the opposite direction. Already.
It's Tabby's star all over again.
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Dec 12, 2017 20:51:03 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 12, 2017 20:51:03 GMT
Actually the Guardian already did several reports about what the object is. I know because I read them. This was just a brief follow-up. Nowt sensationalist in it. It is reporting what some people have actually said. No more. No less. It is not claiming aliens built the thing for fuck sakes!!!
If you want shit reporting about it just type the name of the object into Google.
-Ralph
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Dec 12, 2017 20:57:42 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 12, 2017 20:57:42 GMT
I have also seen the Guardian's earlier reporting which is why it makes no sense for them to have not reiterated it in their 'report' today.
Those involved haven't even done their checks for radio emissions yet. So... nothing to report either way, therefore no news to report.
This isn't how science or public engagement should be done. It can only come back to bite us in the arse if we keep stirring up false expectations.
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Dec 13, 2017 9:27:04 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Dec 13, 2017 9:27:04 GMT
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Dec 13, 2017 20:15:52 GMT
Post by legios on Dec 13, 2017 20:15:52 GMT
Fantastic - at least two Kuiper Belt objects for the price of one! That's a fun little surprise.
Karl
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Dec 16, 2017 17:07:05 GMT
Post by Philip Ayres on Dec 16, 2017 17:07:05 GMT
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Post by legios on Dec 18, 2017 21:19:51 GMT
So, some more suggestion that Oumuamua. might be a crunchy carbon shell with a water-ice core. As the story observes (baring a completely irrelevant reminder of the Breakthrough Listen project folks), it looks very much like a fairly common cometary body of a slightly unusual shape. Still fascinating though. Karl
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Post by The Doctor on Dec 31, 2017 21:37:14 GMT
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Jan 3, 2018 20:32:14 GMT
Post by legios on Jan 3, 2018 20:32:14 GMT
Looks like it is just a load of dust orbiting around Tabby's Star. Still pretty cool, but I'm afraid anyone hoping it was a Ringworld or something are going to be slightly disappointed. Karl
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Jan 3, 2018 20:47:34 GMT
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 3, 2018 20:47:34 GMT
My expectations were never raised.
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Jan 3, 2018 23:42:09 GMT
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Post by The Doctor on Jan 3, 2018 23:42:09 GMT
That's what the Tabby aliens want you to think!
-Ralph
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Post by Fortmax2020 on Jan 4, 2018 0:42:33 GMT
They have the MEs.
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Jan 7, 2018 18:52:08 GMT
Post by The Doctor on Jan 7, 2018 18:52:08 GMT
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