UM-Bot Posted July 13, 2020 #1 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Astronomers have discovered a number of peculiar ring-shaped 'islands' unlike anything ever seen before. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/338144/four-mystery-objects-spotted-far-out-in-space 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 13, 2020 #2 Share Posted July 13, 2020 Space donuts, coming soon to the solar system near you... ~ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acute Posted July 13, 2020 #3 Share Posted July 13, 2020 I'm not falling for that! It's a publicity stunt by Audi. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien99 Posted July 13, 2020 #4 Share Posted July 13, 2020 (edited) Not much Info found one this, are they moving, stationary, growing same size extremely wierd and possibly scary. I mean they can even see distance so they could be right next door to us Edited July 13, 2020 by Damien99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waspie_Dwarf Posted July 13, 2020 #5 Share Posted July 13, 2020 2 hours ago, Damien99 said: and possibly scary. Only to you. I am getting bored of saying the same things over and over again to you, but here goes: space is VERY big and these things are VERY far away. Your fear of any and every new discovery is not rational. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien99 Posted July 14, 2020 #6 Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Waspie_Dwarf said: Only to you. I am getting bored of saying the same things over and over again to you, but here goes: space is VERY big and these things are VERY far away. Your fear of any and every new discovery is not rational. They have no idea how far these things are, what they are and how big they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted July 14, 2020 #7 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Damien99 said: They have no idea how far these things are, what they are and how big they are According to this, two of the ORCs have visible galaxies at their centres. Given how big space is, that seems unlikely to be a coincidence. Plus, from the same link, the ORCs aren't visible in normal light, infra-red or X-ray wavelengths. I suspect that if they were "close" (in galactic terms) we'd see something at those wavelengths. Therefore, more likely to be a long way away. Put it this way, if I can clearly hear your voice in front of me, but can't see you or touch you or smell you, then I'm going to assume you aren't in front of me; and that what I'm hearing is your voice coming from a speaker. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorg Posted July 14, 2020 #8 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I'd imagine with the vastness of space, things like this won't cease to be discovered for a long time. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted July 14, 2020 #9 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Damien99 said: They have no idea how far these things are, what they are and how big they are Takes time to find this stuff out. It will be OK. Go take a look at Waspie_Dwarf's logo. Words to live by. "Don't Panic" IOWKeep calm and pass the marmite. Edited July 14, 2020 by Tatetopa insultingly put vegemite first time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 14, 2020 #10 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Tatetopa said: Keep calm and pass the marmite You dip in my marmite and no space rings are gonna be anywhere near calm... ~ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissJatti Posted July 14, 2020 #11 Share Posted July 14, 2020 If they go missing, blame Homer Simpsons 17 hours ago, third_eye said: Space donuts, coming soon to the solar system near you... ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ell Posted July 14, 2020 #12 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Quote The edge-brightening in some ORCs suggests that this circular image may represent a spherical object I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted July 15, 2020 #13 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Orcs? Best watch out for Sauron. Seriously, this is very interesting. Could be a lotbof things. Like something hitting the edge of a galactic dark mater halo. Or antimatter hitting the outer edge of the galactic disc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison Posted July 15, 2020 #14 Share Posted July 15, 2020 It sounds like it could be a spherical wave front, caused by a brief radio wave impulse dispersed through, and interacting with the intergalactic medium. This would be rather like a three dimensional version of an ever-expanding wave on the surface a pond, after a single stone is thrown into its middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonky Bugger Posted July 19, 2020 #15 Share Posted July 19, 2020 The four horsemen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter B Posted July 19, 2020 #16 Share Posted July 19, 2020 8 hours ago, Wonky b***** said: The four horsemen? I've heard of spherical cows, but spherical horsemen of the Apocalypse...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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