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Re:Is ‘Oumuamua an alien spacecraft? First scans show no sig... by pmoriarty on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:14PM (#15928209)
It could also be just a dead spacecraft, than was once operational but is no longer so. That could also be why it's tumbling now, whereas once it may have flown in a more aerodynamic fashion.
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Re:Is ‘Oumuamua an alien spacecraft? First scans show no sig... by 0bfus on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:18PM (#15928260)
it's obvious what you're describing but just wanted to point out that aerodynamic is a poor choice of words to describe an interstellar body :)
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Re:Is ‘Oumuamua an alien spacecraft? First scans show no sig... by stcredzero on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:31PM (#15928353)
If it's tumbling to provide artificial gravity, then the crew needs something like 8.94595e-7 g to feel comfortable.
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Re:Is ‘Oumuamua an alien spacecraft? First scans show no sig... by stephengillie on Thursday December 14, 2017 @06:33PM (#15928376)
"Flui-dynamic"? How best to generalize from air to any fluid?
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