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triffid_hunter t1_j1var5q wrote

Reply to comment by -null in do we really believe aliens can decode the golden records by Calm-Confidence8429

It's an interstellar object, and we got pretty excited about 'Oumuamua for that reason alone.

It's also obviously artificial.

Biggest issue is that it will take a bazillion years to get anywhere near another star system, let alone one that might host a technologically advanced alien society.

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-null t1_j1vbzhu wrote

Can you elaborate on that “obviously artificial” part? I’m wondering what will make some species see it flying crazy fast and notice something about it that is clearly not naturally occurring to where it gets their attention.

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