Interstellar object confirmed to be from another solar system

[Curls]

For the world is hollow and I have touched the sky

[Sims_doc]

[QUOTE=GordonZombie;52911582]That's no asteroid...[/QUOTE]

It could be worst, I guess.

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Object detected.. Let's go check it out.

[Stormbuster]

After a closer investigation, it proved to be a Star Cruiser.

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[TheTalon]

[QUOTE=Sableye;52911720][t]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Rama_copy.jpg[/t]

just an interstellar RV slinging on through[/QUOTE]

Great book, everyone should read it if they're even the slightest bit into science or science fiction

[paindoc]

[QUOTE=TheTalon;52913331]Great book, everyone should read it if they're even the slightest bit into science or science fiction[/QUOTE]

the guy who i got most of my fancy rendering code from (and who's a kickass graphics programmer) [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBIQCm54dfY"]actually made a really neat short video about that[/URL]

[Str4fe]

I was hoping for more information as it gets closer, but it already zipped through.

But remember, Raman's do everything in threes.

[carcarcargo]

[QUOTE]The certainty of its extraterrestrial origin comes from an analysis that shows its orbit is almost impossible to achieve from within our solar system.[/QUOTE]

Well yeah, literally everything other than earth and its moon in space is of extraterrestrial origin

[Headhumpy]

[QUOTE=carcarcargo;52914899]Well yeah, literally everything other than earth and its moon in space is of extraterrestrial origin[/QUOTE]

Context should tell you that 'extraterrestrial' is a misnomer in this case, what they mean is extrasolar.

[Sableye]

[QUOTE=TheTalon;52913331]Great book, everyone should read it if they're even the slightest bit into science or science fiction[/QUOTE]

or if they're into wild conspiracy theories involving 9/11

[Cakebatyr]

[QUOTE=Craigewan;52911830]I see your sneaky Iain M Banks reference, well played. (Pretty sure that paraphrases an exchange in Excession, no?)[/QUOTE]

I don't think that was in Excession. [I]Matter [/I]maybe?