Mysterious Sphere Falls from Space

By John Farrier in Science & Tech on Dec 22, 2011 at 3:00 pm

For a few days, people living in a remote area of Namibia heard strange explosions. Then they found this sphere, which is about 14 inches in diameter, in an impact crater about 12 feet across. What is it for? Who does it belong to? So far, it has yet to extinguish all life on earth, but puzzled authorities are investigating. In the comments, write your own hypotheses about the origins and purposes of this sphere.

Link -via Popular Science | Photo: National Forensic Science Institute


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  1. iron-hands
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:10 pm

    Mythbusters trajectory off again?

  2. eastepp
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    Wasn’t this a movie in the early 80′s?

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080801/

  3. Swampper
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    I think someone let the Mythbusters have their cannon back.

  4. chixon
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    The article from your link says that the circumference is 43 inches, and the diameter of 35 centimetres (14 inches).

    I don’t have a guess as to what it could be, but Google Images seems to think it’s a Cachorro Yorkshire Terrier, and that’s good enough for me.

  5. Maxxx
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    I, for one, welcome our new spheroid overlords.

  6. Debra
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:41 pm

    My brother-in-law thinks it’s part of the first human spaceflight module, Vostok 1.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_space_program

    If you look at the middle of Vostok 1, you can see the smaller balls encircling it.

  8. kitandterl
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    Behold the OMNI-TIT

  9. kitandterl
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    BOOOOBIES

  10. Timothy Collins
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:53 pm

    Giant Pterodactyl dropping?

  11. Exxos
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    The Vostok spheres are about 25 inches, so they are too small. Though I do think that it is probably in the right vein of being probably a spacecraft or satellite fluid tank.

  13. Daniel Kim
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Wait, is this the latest “What is it?” game?

  14. Idil
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 4:53 pm

    Vostok 1 looks like something from Doctor Who.

    Speaking of, the Doctor would know the answer :(

  15. alisa
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    It’s the Genesis Ark! Don’t touch it!

    http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Genesis_Ark

  16. John Farrier
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    Thanks, chixon. Fixed now.

  17. pjdkrunkt
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    “Then they found this sphere, which about 43 inches in diameter”

    “a giant metallic ball, 1.1 metre in diameter”

    “The hollow ball with a circumference of 1.1 metres (43 inches)”

    “With a diameter of 35 centimetres (14 inches)”

    Somewhere, a geometry teacher is crying.

  18. jlrecycle
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    The gods really are crazy

  19. Ian O
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 7:14 pm

    If humans can’t appreciate an alien lemon sculpture for Christmas, then they should just screw themselves.

  20. Danny
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 8:53 pm

    Darn it, two fast commenters already said Mythbusters. I was going to say the same thing. :p

  21. Vivi Rrr.
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Looks like a Holy hand grenade of Antioch to me. I hope they are careful around that thing.

  22. Amelia
    Dec 22nd, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    …toclafane

  24. cljohnston108
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 2:07 am

    Yeah, I’d say a cryogenic fuel tank, which are usually made of titanium.

  25. Ray
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 3:48 am

    Who cares? Stick it up on Ebay, you’ll make a bundle!

  26. Thaxted
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 5:05 am

    Gods Bladder. REPENT!

  27. dutchboy
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 7:34 am

    Intergalactic vollyball anyone?

  28. benoire
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 8:01 am

    Was Carl Philips reporting?

  29. zedbob
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 8:21 am

    The Gods Must be Crazy

  30. bubblespawn
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    An alien sex toy?

  31. saaaam
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 2:58 pm

    Apparently it is a helium tank from a Russian space craft. The mystery was solved in the comments section of the other website.

    http://fernlea.tripod.com/tank.html

  32. rich
    Dec 23rd, 2011 at 10:42 pm

    Looks like a “Rail Gun” projectile to me……….the opposite nodes may help in stabilizing . YouTube ” Rail Gun” …they`re funky and would leave craters that size given the hectic velocities claimed.

  34. Manny
    Dec 24th, 2011 at 10:43 am

    Its the space core or wheatly


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