L.A.T.1961 Posted January 1, 2019 #26 Share Posted January 1, 2019 So, with a flat light curve and an elongated shape it would suggest no rotation or rotation only around it's long axis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 1, 2019 Author #27 Share Posted January 1, 2019 46 minutes ago, L.A.T.1961 said: So, with a flat light curve and an elongated shape it would suggest no rotation or rotation only around it's long axis? It would suggest rotation around it's long axis with New Horizons flying directly towards on of its poles, however I'm not sure how that ties in with the above image, as that would seem to suggest that New Horizons isn't approaching in the afore mentioned manner. All will become clear in the next few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted January 1, 2019 Author #28 Share Posted January 1, 2019 On 12/29/2018 at 4:49 PM, seanjo said: I would love to see a probe with the newly evolved and soon to come Ion drive sent to chase the Oumuamua asteroid and at least take photo's. Ion drive is hardly new, it was first proposed as far back as 1906. Nor is "soon to come". NASA, JAXA and ESA have been using them in deep space missions for more than 20 years. Ion drive, whilst capable of higher velocities than chemical rockets, is still not capable of catching 'Oumuamua. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted January 6, 2019 #29 Share Posted January 6, 2019 I wonder what's the next target after Ultima.... Just amazing what we've achieved since Wright brothers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.A.T.1961 Posted January 6, 2019 #30 Share Posted January 6, 2019 37 minutes ago, bmk1245 said: I wonder what's the next target after Ultima.... Just amazing what we've achieved since Wright brothers, Some information on future options here. https://spacenews.com/new-horizons-team-looking-ahead-to-another-flyby/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmk1245 Posted January 6, 2019 #31 Share Posted January 6, 2019 7 hours ago, L.A.T.1961 said: Some information on future options here. https://spacenews.com/new-horizons-team-looking-ahead-to-another-flyby/ Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted January 6, 2019 #32 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Maybe more significant to the future of humanity that most of what we are reading about today. Thanks Waspie. Lets keep going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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