▲ 62 ▼ Telescope reveals a growing tail on the comet that's visiting from another star (apnews.com) submitted 1 year ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 6 points 1 year ago (5 children) Aww that means no aliens permalink fedilink source hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] yum@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well. We could see this as them having a bit of a hard time pretending to be a normal comet, but ultimately showing just enough signs to convince us humans that they are one... I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 2 points 1 year ago Fair, but if we take cloaking or stealth in to account most stellar phenomenon could be intelligent life 😅 permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They are just venting all their pee tanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 1 year ago More ammonia for the capitalists in a few years! permalink fedilink source parent [–] tomiant@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Don't be sad, there's still a chance it hits Earth and ends human civilization! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yum@lemmy.eco.br 6 points 1 year ago (1 child) Well. We could see this as them having a bit of a hard time pretending to be a normal comet, but ultimately showing just enough signs to convince us humans that they are one... I guess? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 2 points 1 year ago Fair, but if we take cloaking or stealth in to account most stellar phenomenon could be intelligent life 😅 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 2 points 1 year ago Fair, but if we take cloaking or stealth in to account most stellar phenomenon could be intelligent life 😅 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 child) They are just venting all their pee tanks permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 1 year ago More ammonia for the capitalists in a few years! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chocrates@piefed.world 1 point 1 year ago More ammonia for the capitalists in a few years! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tomiant@programming.dev 1 point 1 year ago Don't be sad, there's still a chance it hits Earth and ends human civilization! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (2 children) from another star? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] teft@piefed.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Comet 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet currently traversing the solar system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago okay, that’s more clear permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@piefed.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Comet 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar comet currently traversing the solar system. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago okay, that’s more clear permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago okay, that’s more clear permalink fedilink source parent
[–] victorz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) How do we know it's visiting from another star? permalink fedilink source hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 year ago Probably observing the trajectory permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gian@lemmy.grys.it 1 point 1 year ago Probably observing the trajectory permalink fedilink source parent
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