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Astronomers discover 3I/ATLAS – Third interstellar object to visit Solar System

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306 points gammarator | 2 comments | 03 Jul 25 03:19 UTC | HN request time: 0.783s | source

Minor Planet Electronic Circular: https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K25/K25N12.html
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rjinman ◴[03 Jul 25 08:43 UTC] No.44452951[source]▶
The more interstellar objects we find that resemble comets, the weirder Oumuamua is.
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TheOtherHobbes ◴[03 Jul 25 11:45 UTC] No.44454020[source]▶
Maybe. I think it's more likely that an alien probe - assuming there are aliens and they fly probes - would be the size of a cubesat, and we wouldn't even notice it.

Perhaps Oumuamua was the mothership and the solar system is now swarming with cubesats we're not noticing.

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1. hermitcrab ◴[03 Jul 25 15:13 UTC] No.44455880[source]▶
>I think it's more likely that an alien probe - assuming there are aliens and they fly probes - would be the size of a cubesat

Or maybe the size of a sub-atomic particle, as in the sci-fi Novel 'The 3 body problem'.

https://three-body-problem.fandom.com/wiki/Sophons

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2. callc ◴[04 Jul 25 04:28 UTC] No.44461128[source]▶
Does anyone else see a timer ticking down in their vision or is it just me?

Time to quit my job at the LHC and be a baker.