That’s one of my very favorite books. It’s fantastic at setting the mood. The further books are ok but not as much to my taste.
Comment on A rogue object so strange, scientists aren’t sure what to call it.
BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Interesting, I just finished reading Rendezvous With Rama.
If a massive object like that was to pass through our neighbourhood I think it could fling planets out of the solar system.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 days ago
I still need to read the book! My main familiarity with RAMA is the 199(5?) PC game that was mind bogglingly obtuse with math puzzles but the world was SO fascinating! I need to figure out how to play it again with my grown up brain…
The soundtrack was INCREDIBLE…
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Apparently ScummVM supports the game, though idk what’s with the file size in this particular upload.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
There’s also an audio play which was neat.
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Oh, I absolutely loved all of them, but it’s def a different kind of sci-fi (less human-techy).
Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
I love that whole series!!
But yes, this simp is basically a failed star that was prob flung out of some nursery.
charonn0@startrek.website 2 days ago
You may enjoy Fritz Leiber’s short story, “A Pail of Air”, which involves the Earth being ejected.
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Even with this mass this planet would have to pass one of the outer planets extremely close and quite slowly to have a chance of dragging a planet out of the solar system.
This is the same sort of idea as when galaxies merge. There is little chance of our solar system being effected in that scenario. There is just too much space to space.
MohamedMoney@feddit.org 2 days ago
Aren’t we currently galaxy merging?
Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 days ago
2-5bn years with andromeda, not even close.
MohamedMoney@feddit.org 2 days ago
Thank you but I didn’t mean andromeda. I think heard something about merging with a dwarf galaxy or something
Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Our galaxy is capturing smaller galaxies but there won’t be a merge of equal sizes for a couple billion years with andromeda.
Nythos@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
With Andromeda, yes
victorz@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Haven’t even begun colliding though. We can still see it way in the distance. It’s millions/billions of years away until colliding.
Imagine the night sky far in galactic future when Andromeda is like directly overhead at night. What an amazing view. Shame earth wouldn’t be around to see it.