Joe P
Memory Alpha incarnate | mod; Shatner number = 2
It would be spiffy, of course, if the object turned out to an interstellar probe, but if I were a betting man I'd put a fiver on it being a very oddly shaped asteroid.
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/worl...ther-part-of-galaxy-say-scientists/ar-BBGDJTe
Artist's conception of the interstellar object
Alien probe from the Star Trek film with the whales
Joe
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/worl...ther-part-of-galaxy-say-scientists/ar-BBGDJTe
A huge object passing by Earth could be an alien spacecraft, scientists have said.
The bizarre cigar-shaped entity was previously thought to be an interstellar asteroid which had come from another part of the galaxy. But evidence has been mounting which has led experts to suggest it could actually be a sign of intelligent life.
The object is hundreds of metres in length but only one tenth as wide which is highly unusual for a typical space rock, scientists have said. It is also speeding through space at 196,000 mph, suggesting it is not gravitationally bound to the sun.
The mysterious body, which has been dubbed “Oumuamua”, was spotted by astronomers from the University of Hawaii in October as it passed the Earth at around 85 times further than the moon.
It is the first object discovered in the solar system that appears to have originated from another part of the galaxy.
Researchers involved in Seti — the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence — are preparing to turn a powerful dish telescope towards the object.
Artist's conception of the interstellar object
Alien probe from the Star Trek film with the whales
Joe