Re:Harvard astronomer argues that alien vessel paid us a visit
by gus_massa on Monday February 08, 2021 @07:55AM
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I agree [1], just nitpicking:
> Even if it acted under its own power,
He doesn't claim it's self powered. He claims that it may have the form of a sheet instead of the form of the cigar. This shape is similar to a solar sail[2], and the shape cause a small acceleration by the solar light.
[1] Every time this is repost, I'd like to repost an angry rant about pushing the "alien" solution for a problem where we clearly have not enough data.
> Even if it acted under its own power,
He doesn't claim it's self powered. He claims that it may have the form of a sheet instead of the form of the cigar. This shape is similar to a solar sail[2], and the shape cause a small acceleration by the solar light.
[1] Every time this is repost, I'd like to repost an angry rant about pushing the "alien" solution for a problem where we clearly have not enough data.
[2] That is casually his research field.