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    Default NASA finds an "extraordinary" object next to the Sun.

    It's not orbiting around the Sun either, as it is completely motionless. The Sun's gravity should be pulling it in, but something is preventing that. It's been sitting there for weeks. NASA is being vague about it. They say it's there, but they don't know what it is. It's massive too, bigger than the Earth - MUCH bigger.



    Probably something to do with the camera. I have my doubts.
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    Off to Google, I go....
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    Most of the info on this is pure speculation, not supported by any data. An object that size would have a measureable gravitational effect, whether it was natural or "alien." Mass is mass. Too much Star Trek for someone out there...
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    what are you some kind of middle school science teacher?!?

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    Fly $#iT on the lens.

    Does an object have mass if it is unaffected by gravity?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nails View Post
    Does an object have mass if it is unaffected by gravity?
    Yes, mass is completely unrelated to gravity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nails View Post
    Fly $#iT on the lens.

    Does an object have mass if it is unaffected by gravity?
    Absolutely. Mass is mass, regardless of the effects of gravity. WEIGHT is the product of mass and gravity on an object.

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    Can an object have mass without weight?

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    I don't see it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nails View Post
    Can an object have mass without weight?
    W=M*G

    As long as Gravity=Zero, Weight is zero regardless of Mass. As long as there is some gravity and some mass, there will be weight.

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    Basically, everything in the Universe i seither matter or energy. Matter, by definition, is something that has mass and takes-up space.

    The Law of Universal Gravitation states that all mass has gravitational force, and acts-upon/is acted-upon by all other matter in the Universe. The strength of anobjects gravity is related to its total mass, so most objects' gravity is comparatively weak and goes unnoticed, but it is still there.

    Put two pencils in a void with no outside forces (kinda like mass-less ropes and friction-less pulleys), and their respective gravities will pull them together.

    So...a planet-sized object exerts a measurable gravitational force, even if its density is quite low, like Saturn or Neptune. It will cause a wobble in other objects' motion and it will affect light waves passing by.

    This means that:
    A) There is no planet-sized object hovering near the Sun, or
    B) A planet-sized object is hovering near our Sun that is either nearly-massless or has the ability to defy the laws of physics.

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    I'm going with defying the laws of physics only because it would be interesting to see the science community's collective heads explode.
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    Could it be a cloaked Klingon Battle Cruiser???

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    Could it be someone talking on a cell phone?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrj512 View Post
    Could it be someone talking on a cell phone?
    I think a photophone would work much better close to the sun.
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    So then if it has mass it must have gravity but since the black spot isn't affected by the sun's proximity it must not have mass. It must be energy then.

    Or fly $#it.

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    Yes, no, maybe.
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    Don't get your hopes up, it could be a photoshop. NASA has probably been caught in the act before....

    http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/7...sinibigbot.png

    Picture on the left is of an "official" satellite image presented by NASA from the Cassini orbiter. Picture on the right is the same image with an increased brightness level.

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    Yep.

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