Hubble detects spaceship-shaped object

Jabba (Keenan) · #1 03-02-2010, 02:44 PM

I found this article showing the discovery of a 'spaceship-shaped object' which is said to be the product of a collision of two asteroids... but lets pretend it 'really' is a spaceship

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http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2010/02/hu...g-at-17700kmh/

supernova1965 (Warren) · #2 03-02-2010, 02:49 PM

We don't need to pretend they are late I called for them years ago about time they got here

Barrykgerdes · #3 03-02-2010, 02:55 PM

It definitely looks like the Enterprise. Remember the episode when they came back to save a whale or something. That must be it. It has probably returned to the future now.

Baz

floyd_2 (Dean) · #4 03-02-2010, 03:11 PM

Hmm that explains the crop circle I found on my front lawn last week. I thought it was lawn beetles.

Vartigy · #5 03-02-2010, 04:26 PM

hehe yeh just finished reading an article on it in Wired mag.
now you mention it, it does have an auspicious 'Enterprise' look to it.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/20...steroid-crash/

Jen · #6 03-02-2010, 04:52 PM

multiweb (Marc) · #7 03-02-2010, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes

It definitely looks like the Enterprise. Remember the episode when they came back to save a whale or something. That must be it. It has probably returned to the future now.

Baz

Nah!... it's clearly a klingon warbird. We're doomed

AG Hybrid (Adrian) · #8 03-02-2010, 05:21 PM

If thats a spaceship. It looks like its falling appart mid flight.

Vartigy · #9 03-02-2010, 05:36 PM

Sewerage dump.

leinad (Dan) · #10 03-02-2010, 06:13 PM

I knew they shouldnt have radio broadcast those Doritos ads into space...

Barrykgerdes · #11 03-02-2010, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

If thats a spaceship. It looks like its falling appart mid flight.

They always look like that when they move into warp drive!

Baz

TrevorW · #12 03-02-2010, 06:22 PM

No look up in the sky
Is it a bird
Is it a plane
No it's Superman
faster than a speeding bullet
more powerful than a locomotive
able to leap tall building in a single bound
who disguised as Clark Kent
a mild mannered reporter for the daily newspaper
fights a never ending battle for
truth justice and the American way

Outbackmanyep · #13 04-02-2010, 04:41 PM

It has been designated as comet P/2010 A2 LINEAR but there is a lot of confusion over what exactly this thing is!
The Hubble didn't "discover" the comet, the X-shaped feature is a mystery but when it was discovered by LINEAR there was a lot of talk on comets-ml about what the "head-less" comet was.
I didn't know the Hubble was used to image it, obviously it's intrigue will last for a while!

that_guy (Tony) · #14 04-02-2010, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barrykgerdes

It definitely looks like the Enterprise. Remember the episode when they came back to save a whale or something. That must be it. It has probably returned to the future now.

Baz

Klingon Bird of Prey!!!!! and it was a movie called the voyage home! and it looks more like a klingon bird of prey than the enterprise

Outbackmanyep · #15 05-02-2010, 09:36 AM

To all you Trekkie fans, it actually looks like a side-on "B-Wing" fighter from Star Wars!

Ric · #16 05-02-2010, 10:14 AM

The Universe is a wonderful place.

There's always something new and unusual being discovered to keep us intrigued.

Kevnool (Kev) · #17 05-02-2010, 10:29 AM

I,ll say its just a piece of rock flying through space.

The quote from the movie deep impact is where you going little fella.

Cheers Kev.

middy · #18 05-02-2010, 12:44 PM

Let me be the first to welcome our new Overlords!