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In the San Diego thread I spoke of my first understanding of cosmic particles, seeing their trails in the alcohol vapor, how they traveled through me and the planet on which I stood (thanks dad!).

My brother recently shared this with me. Just as fascinating.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science...nfirmed-to-be-from-another-solar-system#img-1
 
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Saw this last night when I was watching the news. David Muir made it sound like this space rock might prove the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. While I think it is interesting that this space rock came from another solar system I think he was being a bit misleading.
 
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bbhaag said:
Saw this last night when I was watching the news. David Muir made it sound like this space rock might prove the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. While I think it is interesting that this space rock came from another solar system I think he was being a bit misleading.
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There could be an argument to be made that it is actually a dildo for a giant space entity which would obviously be intelligent, I'd assume they simply got an upgraded model and discarded this one.
 
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bbhaag said:
Saw this last night when I was watching the news. David Muir made it sound like this space rock might prove the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. While I think it is interesting that this space rock came from another solar system I think he was being a bit misleading.
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Sensationalism existed in regular media even before we started getting clickbait headlines on the Internet.
 
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Without a single doubt the best TOS episode ever. The remastered version with updated special effects is really amazing. William Windom as the 23 century version of Ahab was simply brilliant acting. Rob Ryan wanted to do this role but was already tied up elsewhere when it was shot.
 
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bradly1101 said:
In the San Diego thread I spoke of my first understanding of cosmic particles, seeing their trails in the alcohol vapor, how they traveled through me and the planet on which I stood (thanks dad!).

My brother recently shared this with me. Just as fascinating.

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https://www.theguardian.com/science...nfirmed-to-be-from-another-solar-system#img-1
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Didn't see where they mentioned it's speed, coming from another solar system I wonder if it was really cooking along or had just been adrift for eon's. Just think that billions of years from now the Voyager probe will probably eventually find it's way into a solar-system where it's all-metal construction might get someone's attention, we will probably be long gone as a species but the Voyager, (with it's golden LP disc) will still be traveling.
 
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BUTCH1 said:
Didn't see where they mentioned it's speed, coming from another solar system I wonder if it was really cooking along or had just been adrift for eon's. Just think that billions of years from now the Voyager probe will probably eventually find it's way into a solar-system where it's all-metal construction might get someone's attention, we will probably be long gone as a species but the Voyager, (with it's golden LP disc) will still be traveling.
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"This is where we are, and what we look like, and our words." If an advanced civilization meets a less advanced one, disaster ensues for the weaker every time, at least that's how it's been on our little marble. Hawking said that therefore we should probably be more wary about showing aliens where we live, but it's tempting, and yes, will probably happen beyond our years.
 
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bradly1101 said:
"This is where we are, and what we look like, and our words." If an advanced civilization meets a less advanced one, disaster ensues for the weaker every time, at least that's how it's been on our little marble. Hawking said that therefore we should probably be more wary about showing aliens where we live, but it's tempting, and yes, will probably happen beyond our years.
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Hawking does make a valid point, but another valid point is that if a species has somehow mastered the considerable challenge of interstellar travel, they may not have need for resources that humans have routinely killed each other over. Earth has no "special" materials that are not readily found in the galaxy. I guess our location from the sun and the resultant comfortable climate is possible advantage but it might be routine in the galaxy, we don't know enough about that quite yet.
 
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Earth has no "special" materials that are not readily found in the galaxy.
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Agreed, and that could have been said about almost any invasion. More gold or oil yes, worth the devastation? Exploration/inhabitation/resource exploitation at the cost of morality. We can only speculate about the morality and goals of interplanetary explorers.

I've heard defenders of the incredibly expensive Mars programs say that Mars is our only hope in an increasingly "WALL-E" world [para].
 
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bradly1101 said:
Agreed, and that could have been said about almost any invasion. More gold or oil yes, worth the devastation? Exploration/inhabitation/resource exploitation at the cost of morality. We can only speculate about the morality and goals of interplanetary explorers. I've heard defenders of the incredibly expensive Mars programs say that Mars is our only hope in an increasingly "WALL-E" world [para].
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Well, again, we now (think) space-time can be warped into a bubble that would allow for faster than light travel. Thing is, the amount of energy to accomplish this is predicted to be astonishing, I, for one, can't imagine this being done to come grab our "resources". Location though, is pristine, since you can't move a planet into the "goldie-lock's" zone.
 
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Well, again, we now (think) space-time can be warped into a bubble that would allow for faster than light travel. Thing is, the amount of energy to accomplish this is predicted to be astonishing, I, for one, can't imagine this being done to come grab our "resources". Location though, is pristine, since you can't move a planet into the "goldie-lock's" zone.
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With the amount of anti-matter in my back pocket, I can visit Andromeda, I've always wanted to since the awesome movie! I liked Kubrick's vision in the not so prescient 2001. Once you remove the binds of energy considerations, anything is possible! Oops, there's a few warp particles between your teeth.
 
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bbhaag said:
Saw this last night when I was watching the news. David Muir made it sound like this space rock might prove the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. While I think it is interesting that this space rock came from another solar system I think he was being a bit misleading.
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Hyperbole on the news? The gall!
 
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