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[–] flossdaily@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I haven't read the article. But looking at the photo, is the thesis that aliens look like space poop?

[–] PunchingBag@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's about Oumuamua, a somewhat mysterious object that passed through the solar system very close to Earth, before seemingly changing direction of its own accord and accelerating back out of the solar system. One of the many recent possibly-alien events that have people excited lately. Scientific theory is that it was a long, thin asteroid, similar to a turd, that expelled gases once it was close enough to the sun that propelled it away. Our sensor data indicated Oumuamua was incredibly dense and rich in heavy metals, more than we could reasonably even detect, so it had scientists intrigued.

[–] Dark_Blade@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Glad I’m not the only one who saw that and immediately thought ‘haha that looks like a turd’.

[–] Sleepyforestwizard 5 points 1 year ago

My mind instantly said “space poop” didn’t even read the words