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Alien Star System Buzzed The Sun

by lanfear63
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Iiii was born, under a wandrin star

If I was born 70,000 years ago.

BBC News - Alien star system buzzed the Sun
  • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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    That's like yesterday in the grand scheme of things.
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    • Profile picture of the author tagiscom
      So the two planets wearn't called, Zyra, the sole planet in orbit around Bellus then!

      Phew, that's a relief!


      Still think that the rocket ship is cool!

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        Originally Posted by tagiscom View Post

        So the two planets wearn't called, Zyra, the sole planet in orbit around Bellus then!

        Phew, that's a relief!

        Still think that the rocket ship is cool!
        "When Worlds Collide" is one of my favorite Science Fiction movies. It was from a book written by Philip Wylie. He's one of my favorite writers. The actor Noah Wylie is his grandson, I think.

        "When Worlds Collide" would be a great movie to update with better special effects.
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  • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
    Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

    Iiii was born, under a wandrin star

    If I was born 70,000 years ago.

    BBC News - Alien star system buzzed the Sun
    "Buzzed" may be a strong word. It would still have taken us, by the fastest rocket we have....15,000-20,000 years to get to that star, at it's closest approach.

    But it could have disturbed some asteroids in the Ort cloud, sending them into our orbit.

    It's interesting.
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      Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

      "Buzzed" may be a strong word. It would still have taken us, by the fastest rocket we have....15,000-20,000 years to get to that star, at it's closest approach.

      But it could have disturbed some asteroids in the Ort cloud, sending them into our orbit.

      It's interesting.
      The Pioneer Voyager probe launched in the 70's recently left the solar system. I think its clear of the Ort Cloud too.

      I wonder if that star caused any climactic changes on the Earth, probably too far away.
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      • Profile picture of the author WalkingCarpet
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        Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

        The Pioneer Voyager probe launched in the 70's recently left the solar system. I think its clear of the Ort Cloud too.

        I wonder if that star caused any climactic changes on the Earth, probably too far away.
        No its clear of the Heliopause- the boundary of the Sol System.
        Oort cloud is much further out.
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          Thank you Professor. I shall check the stats on that.
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

        The Pioneer Voyager probe launched in the 70's recently left the solar system. I think its clear of the Ort Cloud too.

        I wonder if that star caused any climactic changes on the Earth, probably too far away.
        The only thing I have to go on is that the other planets in our Solar System, would have a far greater gravitational pull, than the passing star.

        And Mars, Venus, and Jupiter have little effect on our planet, weather wise.

        But who knows?
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        • Profile picture of the author lanfear63
          Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre View Post

          The only thing I have to go on is that the other planets in our Solar System, would have a far greater gravitational pull, than the passing star.

          And Mars, Venus, and Jupiter have little effect on our planet, weather wise.

          But who knows?
          0.8 of a light-year away is a colossal distance and probably no influence apart from playing skittles with some comets. true, a few could have been sent our way because of it. But, interesting that they said that a brush with a star takes place on average, every 900 million years. Less than a billion.
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    If it was buzzed, it must have been from Colorado.
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      "Voyager 1 will remain within the confines of the solar system until it emerges from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years)."

      That from Nasa's website. I was caught, by the Ort.

      Thank you Learned Professors Whitacre and Carpet, but not Kurt.
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      • Profile picture of the author Claude Whitacre
        Originally Posted by lanfear63 View Post

        "Voyager 1 will remain within the confines of the solar system until it emerges from the Oort cloud in another 14,000 to 28,000 years)."

        That from Nasa's website. I was caught, by the Ort.

        Thank you Learned Professors Whitacre and Carpet, but not Kurt.
        You had me at..."but not Kurt".
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    Our galaxy got it's arms via a crash with the Sagittarius galaxy, so who knows - we might actually be Sagittarians. NASA says that's happened more than once and that it's due to crash again in about 100 million years.
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      Originally Posted by HeySal View Post

      Our galaxy got it's arms via a crash with the Sagittarius galaxy, so who knows - we might actually be Sagittarians. NASA says that's happened more than once and that it's due to crash again in about 100 million years.
      Probably shouldn't hold my breath.
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