The story of 'Oumuamua, the first visitor from another star system | Karen J. Meech | TED

In October 2017, astrobiologist Karen J. Meech got the call every astronomer waits for: NASA had spotted the very first visitor from another star system. The interstellar comet -- a half-mile-long object eventually named `Oumuamua, from the Hawaiian for "scout" or "messenger" -- raised intriguing questions: Was it a chunk of rocky debris from a new star system, shredded material from a supernova explosion, evidence of alien technology or something else altogether? In this riveting talk, Meech tells the story of how her team raced against the clock to find answers about this unexpected gift from afar.
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[@velveetaslingshot]

It definitely is intelligent. It took one look at earth and kept going!

[@knowledgeispower9122]

And when did you observe this imaginary rock change course 🤔🤔

[@knowledgeispower9122]

Lol sure pal

[@OK-ee9nh]

velveetaslingshot lmao nice one

[@sculptre]

​@@velveetaslingshot bet it was like "urgh, keep on going i'm just a random passerby... bluergh..."

[@fredthompson1674]

velveetaslingshot .....😂😂😂😂

[@alexkalish8288]

They left - Their Report said, no intelligent life in this system. The octopus however has potential.

[@gloriannepapolis6525]

Love it. hahahahahaha

[@mysticcity312]

😄😔

[@custodydrama9693]

😅😅

[@Realist-ist]

So long and thanks for all the fish.

[@patrickdunn8918]

Good one lol.

[@dr.zoidberg8666]

Man... we all need astronomy talks like this in our lives to keep us humble & remind us of how small we really are. Keep making stuff like this, TED. I'll watch it all.

[@thezzzaappp]

Dr. Zoidberg Neil deGross Tyson said that when he learns about the universe he feels large, because we’re made from the same chemical properties as the rest of the universe. “We are star dust” people should feel small compared to the unversed feel privileged to be a part of it, especially to exist as a being that can experience it however briefly

[@MarcoMeerman]

You should also thank the astronomers, not only the platform.

[@mohinator3341]

Lovecraft.

[@freedomfighter2463]

NotAWesternSpy I like what you said.

[@sudo7789]

Heresay

[@emilyeah]

Karen J. Meech - what a GREAT SPEAKER, so clear and concise. A great example of a true teacher.

[@tarletonwatson4186]

Due to the small fraction of time that humans have been on earth, I would hesitate to say that this is the 1st "visitor" to our solar system. Rather, it would be the 1st to be viewed by humans.

[@ns4529]

I think everyone understands that

[@el34glo59]

First viewed by them maybe. But definitely not the first by humans.

[@Shepetunka]

It was not viewed as far as I know. They do not even know the actual shape.

[@bdc211]

human history has written about this interaction since the dawn of humanity... wtf smh

[@emilyharfst6468]

it’s the first *confirmed* visitor from another star system

[@mbopa06]

Very well spoken, she has the ability to help a layman like myself understand information that would normally go over my head

[@VG-rj8pn]

There's nothing complicated at all about anything she says or this why you need somebody to explain simplicity to you is proof you are a non thinker

[@mbopa06]

@@VG-rj8pn don’t mind being what I call an independent thinker. Guess it’s better than being a troll with nothing better to do than look for comments that can all to easily be insulted

[@VG-rj8pn]

@@mbopa06 no you're not a thinker you haven't even begun to learn what truth thought is let me guess you probably think the brain is the Mind lolol you're hopelessly lost and you remain that way to the last fart

[@raevj]

She did not say it was an interstellar craft though….it is.

[@Hi-qh2xx]

Thoughts are nothing but intelligent beings who can communicate with the human subconscious. When you start to hear thoughts those are aliens from another dimension communicating with you. Choose your speaker wisely. Because these entities speak through you whenever you give them the authority to talk. Sometimes these beings are so powerful that they over take your mind without you even knowing and you become a fluent vessel for them to use so that they can communicate with other subconscious, and create different realities by using you. Every time a thought arises in your mind you are being contacted by extraterrestrial entities who travel using energy that all living and non living things can feel. Yes non living things feel to. A fragile glass object can feel the force of you throwing it on the ground because it breaks. Watch those aliens y’all lol some are here to stay. Some are not.

[@jgonsalk]

This should be the standard of TED talks. Real experts telling us amazing stories.

[@brianbarrett192]

YES. Instead, it has become flooded with nonscientific blowhards with agendas and obvious biases.

[@scottbuchanan3461]

why did they fire a nuclear missile at it?

[@sloht4061]

@@scottbuchanan3461 Did they ? I dont think they did ? XD

[@scottbuchanan3461]

@@sloht4061 ya they did ...

[@ChelseaLori]

That is the usual standard for TED talks. But TEDx have lower standards and there are more of them than official TED, so TEDx has diluted the quality.

[@ericmathis3746]

At my University we got to listen to a physicist speak. It was one of the most amazing and interesting lectures I've ever attended/heard. After he was done lecturing, he opened it up for questions. Most of the questions were about intelligent life. I stood in line waiting for my turn at the microphone. My question was simple, do you believe there is intelligent life in our known universe? He was surprised it took so long for someone to ask this question, so he turned it on me and asked me to answer it first. My answer was this: there are 100 billion Stars in our galaxy, and there are over 2 trillion galaxies in the known universe. There are approximately 6 billion earth-like planets that we know of in just our galaxy alone.. Which means there are a countless number of earth-like planets in the known universe. To shorten it up, I stated that it is mathematically impossible that we are the only planet and not just our known universe, but right here in the Milky Way galaxy where life took hold. And even if less than 1% of those planets where life took hold has intelligent life, then there are trillions and trillions of planets with intelligent life in the known universe. And how many of those civilizations are a thousand years more advanced than us? Or 50,000 years? Or a million years? Or even a billion years? So of course I believe that there is intelligent life that has the capability of cruising by Earth to check out what's going on with the youngsters... Let's just say he agreed...

[@Dogsrule777]

I agree 100%. It’s like we would be pretty naïve to think anything less. Well put! ☮️

[@jito4895]

He agreed because, its not him to say it, i think or its just again a test for the public to see how are they reacting to theses.

[@BionicRusty]

Fantastic 👏👏👏

[@newfreenayshaun6651]

1. Entropy 2. Vastness 3. The dynamics of space as we know it will be similar to those advanced populations across the sky, they won't make it here. 4. God stays one step ahead of us at all times. Plank length? I don't think so...😂 So long, earthling!

[@markfarrugia8226]

The numbers don't add up. Just because there are an immense number of sand grains does not guarantee that you will find intelligent civilisations in any one of them.

[@velocityx6920]

"Visited Earth Today (GONE WRONG)" ~Some random alien on spacetube

[@zaidonaliraqi]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sjegannath6295]

you forgot *Not Clickbait*

[@trill9733]

@@sjegannath6295 hahaha

[@kellyjackson7889]

'galatictube'

[@AnthonyDoesYouTube]

@@kellyjackson7889 intergalactictube

[@tolitsdterrible4785]

The poor rock didn't know how popular he is. He could have stopped right here and become a celebrity.

[@charleswilson7371]

He refused to stop here after seeing what we're like! Told superiors to piss off and went home.

[@dashizzle1985]

or a billionaire because human race is so stupid.

[@PankajGehloach]

or could destroy the whole planet!

[@Pats-qb3jt]

Dare I say a rock star. Ok I’m leaving bye. Sorry.

[@AlmazanDarwin]

Its not a rock btw

[@commenterofreason3478]

When aliens ride by our solar system in their UFO they tell their kids to lock the doors.

[@brucekirk5386]

ROLL EM UP

[@jackdare]

😂🤣😂🤣

[@skoolofkoifish8447]

Lol Earth is the ghetto area of the universe.

[@kamratframjandet]

So you gotta hide yo' kids, hide yo' wife, hide yo' kids...

[@mohamethseck]

😂😂😂

[@barneysdad9193]

An excellent presentation. She pitched it just right plenty of tech detail but lightly spread so that you could keep up. Great talk from a very knowledgeable woman. Thank you.

[@timtom...americancritic8079]

She's taking credit for work done by others... carefully hear how she says that's when I got the call..lol.. shameless!

[@r_e046]

@@timtom...americancritic8079 Bruh.

[@4everykingacrownent]

👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did they fire a missile at a first contact unknown?

[@jito4895]

I totally agree with you 👍

[@hopvan8043]

scientist: "We don't have the best quality pictures to capture this" Aliens: "Of course you don't..."

[@nearearthobjects3089]

I can't escape it

[@stronghold500]

Is the same camera used for big foot

[@flat2sqright]

Actually, they got HD VR footage with a probe.

[@willielarsson9651]

I don't think we have cctv in space

[@sabrinalee3208]

😂😂

[@KJC63]

"Very close to the earth...and we didn't know about it" ....that quote is pretty frightening.

[@bfyrestone3059]

Karen C if it was an alien and they’ve discovered a way to travel through space and time, then don’t be frightened, if they’re going to attack you’ll be dead before you realize.

[@raven1586]

Stoney It is not about an alien attack or someshit like that. It is about some weird astrological object which can hit earth and destroy the life for good. I mean i dont know if we can answer such a thing even if we know it is coming but still not knowing is more fearsome.

[@inducedpandemic3363]

Happens all of the time.

[@phillipjacobson4498]

What do you expect us cave man do about it. We just die when it hits next time around.

[@danhnguyenmd9635]

what about that house sized meteor that struck us in greenland in august 2018, next to our air base. We didn't see that one coming either.

[@Ihdobevoli]

Oumuamua, I have come to bargain

[@zako8424]

It was the only Way.

[@GarenandDarius]

I will give you 8 cows

[@deadlywater96]

That cracked me up so hard in a public place ... damn, people are looking at me.. 🤣

[@roblaenrd1892]

Dormamu 😂

[@katiekat8478]

Omg too freakin funny!!!

[@xobr]

see if this astronomer was my astronomy teacher, i wouldn’t have dropped out of it at all because she just refascinated me about our solar system and I hope she gets the things she wants so that we’re ready for another solar visitor and she can be satisfied to learn about the things she loves this karen deserves the world

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did they fire a nuclear missile at them! My contact told me they communicated in PEACE?

[@SignalFlowers]

Your astronomy teacher probably had to teach his beloved subject to multiple classes everyday for years. That has to get tiresome after a while and then people lose interest of it.

[@henryiam4677]

Not the "it was the teachers fault"

[@elphie2390]

Mmmm you’re probably just lazy. See I put time into my class and passed it with an A. You need to study more

[@chrismacdonald.6295]

What a perfectly articulated talk. And the lady is not reading from a, you know, a thing that they read from! Full respect to Karen. She reminds me of our health professors who have such a logical way in communicating, it’s a joy to listen to.

[@rs-tarxvfz]

I have watched like 3 dozens of Tedx, but all of the speech delivered the focus was on the speaker. But how she delivered the talk was quite different from others.

[@falcotol9299]

autocue

[@grneyesnphx1]

Teleprompter

[@thehoarsewhisperer1929]

Its called a automated prompting visualisation device

[@nairobi203]

It's rehearse, rehearse and rehearse....

[@shrivatsankchari1729]

The fact that we can see something near Mercury is mind blowing to me. Kudos scientists 👍.

[@arnav520]

@Will Gee is it?

[@chaelisa2763]

@@arnav520 no

[@abcxyz-]

The fact that we missed something as close to earth and the scientists only observed it near mercury is mind blowing to me.

[@jerbsherb4391]

@Will Gee He didn't mention the CGI idiot, he was referring to being able to see through telescope or orbital telescopes.

[@wearmeout1]

@@abcxyz- right? lmao how does that even happen

[@jackiepaul7224]

She is an awesome speaker. Very clear, concise. I am impressed!

[@Aaron94x]

i thogutht the same thing. i wish i had more teachers like her in school lol

[@jeffbaumbach9439]

@@Aaron94x Especially one who taught spelling. The proper word is thought...

[@rbr4784]

Agree

[@jde007]

I agree.

[@thedumbartist]

@@andresgalviz315 does her weight effect you in literally any way at all?

[@amateurmeteorologist7365]

Love how Oumuamua saw Earth and was like aight imma head out

[@suemusicface2]

i worked on the software pipeline for the pan-starrs data for a couple years. i just stumbled upon this talk and it's making me literally tear up....i am so proud to have contributed to this and as a CS/database nerd (not an astronomy nerd) it's great to hear this stuff explained in such cogent and interesting way. thank you, dr meech.

[@Gwynsladle]

Sue Musicface 😊 you're doing a good job..

[@vchirayil]

Debunking of Oumuamua's sensational shape - Search for a video called "Oumuamua's Rubbish Shape Estimate". Estimating shapes of asteroids/ comets by studying a tiny flickering dot of light in space (lightcurve analysis) is pseudoscience. The video explains why.

[@tinopacino9400]

Sue Musicface Obviously we didn’t do crap. That Looks Like a powered down spaceship from somewhere else.. Yep it just stumbled into our solar system then leaves the same way it came in.. The sun couldn’t catch it in its Gravity like 12 other planets! Yes I am counting Pluto and the other little ones..

[@ceciliaageofaquarius1225]

It's nice to see someone this excited lol.

[@juanmura1934]

Sue I read your comment How awesome and exiting To be able to text a person that made a difference Congratulations on making a difference I admired and respect you Besitos😘

[@danielaspiazo2761]

I love TED talks. They're a breeze of fresh air amidst so much disposable Internet content.

[@peaknuckle6942]

Most of them are good. Some of them are subversive steering. Discerning minds can tell.

[@jeffdawson682]

# a breath of fresh air is the saying

[@Smallballzzz]

Yeah if you love a narrative echo camber,

[@Mmmmkaaay]

@Gromph Baenre omg is that real?

[@Jiggs2u2]

Oh yeah, they're great...just don't step out of the line of what they want people to know and believe, then they censore and take down your talk.

[@AEB1066]

Interstellar spaceship completes its epic journey, arriving at that distant blue planet. Spaceship taps into electromagnetic emissions coming from such planet, accesses the internet. Spaceship goes "nope", pretends to be comet, gets the heck out of the solar system.

[@Mr_Spock512]

The whales didn't respond? ... better get Captain Kirk on the case.

[@joshualuntsford]

Lol

[@ConcordDown]

it's used sun to slingshot :D

[@onelifeoneloveonedream1658]

😂😂😂👌👌

[@dragonlie]

yep. Pornhub will do that to ya. ;)

[@PaulSinnema]

This once again shows how we are part of this big Universe we all live in. If just everyone of us was aware of this fact there would be less war, hunger, pain, suffering, misery. Thank you for sharing this beautiful observation Karen.

[@glennslater56]

For all those who expected to hear about aliens here's the short version. It's a rock going very fast, it came and went.

[@tokoraider1942]

Damn I was 8 minutes in

[@magdalenanull9999]

Thank you Glenn Slater for your time . 🙏🦋

[@elizabethwambui9901]

Lol. Thanks for saving us the time. I usually scroll thru the comments first.

[@johntobin4707]

Hi

[@CzarrIV]

And it’s coming back, even closer, 4 years from now.

[@darrenstrathdee7425]

We need to tax that ship

[@nialloconnor9686]

Aliens comin' into our solar system and taken our jobs!

[@tropicthndr]

I hope it’s a war of the worlds blaster looking for 7000 migrants on a caravan headed somewhere they don’t belong

[@MrGorobu]

Build a space wall.

[@MrGorobu]

@@BrianRGioia it'll be beautiful, tremendous and out of this world.

[@patriot3908]

👎👎👎

[@frankwhite1816]

Excellent presetation! Loved it! :-) Thank you Karen Meech.

[@cecedawkins4454]

Earthlings: we really wanna know if we’re not alone in the universe Aliens: uhHhhhhh send rock

[@debbiejudd6447]

They threw it to see if were stupid evought to chase. Lmao

[@MiniNinja258]

Humans so slow developing technology so the aliens probably beat us and are now using high tech to hide from us.

[@IngvarMar]

MikeW19 they probably don’t care about us the same way we don’t care about ants in the ground

[@MiniNinja258]

Igor until the ants start getting in the house we dead!! 💀 💀

[@cruelworld1902]

What if we are just like an atom in alien world. Like we have atom here.

[@jorgehernandez7954]

Listening to her, I realize how much I don't know about the place we live in.

[@kingchris1353]

You don’t want to know the rest.

[@aquaflow1264]

Nobody knows wtf is really going on

[@Milo19970]

Even scientists dont know a thing nothing is proven everything is just a theory wich is even crazier

[@Milo19970]

Even scientists dont know a thing nothing is proven everything is just a theory wich is even crazier

[@kosmique]

we actually know quite a lot about our solar system and have nailed orbital mechanics.

[@JRay2113]

Correction; it’s the first interstellar object in our solar system known to humans

[@83yomomma]

Jesus Reyes cool

[@billbuffett2092]

Fake news ✌

[@natesprigg9584]

Jesus Reyes that’s inconsequential. We have no way of knowing how many times objects have come through from outside our solar system. So for all intents and purposes, this was the first time.

[@boblazarphdfuzzycist4444]

no thats not true

[@tava7886]

Date My Nuts Captain Obvious!! JAJA!!

[@louisnewsome46]

Dr Meech's presentation is truly intelligent and enlightening. Best use of comparisons I have heard from any scientific scholar.

[@bullwinklemoose9204]

It's an interstellar blunt that Galactus left behind

[@tiger_844]

😂😂😂

[@lestweforget3430]

LMFARO, high times!

[@edgara.4902]

Hilarious!

[@user-gb3bk1wt1k]

bullwinkle moose he had to stash it

[@MrJackal43]

bullwinkle moose that’s Galactus Maximus to you Mister.

[@theelephantintheroom69]

*Earth sees a passing rock* Earth: Wtf is that? Do we say hello? Is it metal? Hello? Why is it spinning? Do we poke it with a spacecraft? Should we catch it? Is it an alien? Did that thing come from another solar system? Is it dangerous? Should we blow it up? So many questions about a rock. *Rock leaves Earth: .......

[@nextgencs7]

Αλέξης Ανδρικόπουλος i disagree with what you preposed they made objects "gods" not because of there lack of knowledge but with the observed changes to there world so no this wouldn't be even considered

[@josephgroves3176]

EZCAPE Records. True, unadvanced doesn't mean stupid

[@jkreps18]

EZCAPE Records true they were very intelligent cause as far as we know they didnt let technology turn them lazy or zombies probably cause they knew better. Probably cause they followed Gods laws instead of making there own

[@technerds8820]

lol

[@caseychesh]

Yessssss

[@Barcet1976]

Whatever it is it doesn't change the fact that sooner or later we should be ready to accept that we can't be the only ones in this massive universe

[@rejoyy]

That's definitely Silver Surfer's surf board. Galactus will be here soon. Oumuamua is definitely a "messenger" alright

[@jerrellglenn4876]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@djsmileyoflasvegas]

Lol

[@khr957]

🤯🤯🤯

[@juniorkawai6131]

Btw, where is the Silver Surfer, did he wipe out? Next time wear an ankle leash.

[@syphon_9892]

@@juniorkawai6131 He was riding the galactic wave 🌊

[@meetdogblack8277]

...should’ve called it ‘ALOHA’...Hello & Goodbye 👋👽🛸

[@romeowhiskee6237]

Aloha from Hawaii

[@karriannhunt6695]

@@romeowhiskee6237 🤙

[@furious-vengeance]

Hahahahhaaaa

[@whiteeyedshadow8423]

@Petered Parkered even your one like make you overrated

[@luketurner4041]

well the actual meaning is love, so even more fitting perhaps

[@VOLRAK1]

For all we know it could've been sent by a collection of mega advanced civilastions to map out the galaxy kinda like a Google map car

[@jesusruiz3497]

Lmao

[@grownman1017]

Excellent observation!!! I didn't even think of that but that is plausible. I'm glad other people think with an open mind like me.

[@grownman1017]

@@jesusruiz3497 what is so funny? They make a great point. Its people like you that will be left looking stupid when they come.

[@VOLRAK1]

@@grownman1017 our own scientists think using a space rock will cost a lot of cash and great effort but will end up saving billions in the long run, the rock will travel, pick up data which will be retrieved and so on. They still have a long way to go but it's an idea and that's how things begin.

[@flappy7373]

@@dewadattaa268 lmao

[@elizabethdickerson1136]

It’s actually really scary that we have all this amazing technology and these amazing men and women that are obviously 1000 times smarter than I. Who did this get so close to earth with out anyone realizing it. What are we doing now so we will know next time ( if there is a next time )

[@theseventhsteel]

No one is smart than anyone else , we all just know more about something else.

[@justinbustamante7206]

@@theseventhsteel smarter. and no

[@donkeysaurusrex7881]

There are not that many telescopes good enough to see small objects like this until they are very close, and they’re usually being used for something other than looking for small objects coming towards earth. It’d be nice if there were though.

[@wukilla8ee]

Your brain cannot put into perspective how massive space is, seeing an object that small is like trying to locate a single grain of sand in the Pacific ocean. All the telescopes in the world cannot see everything out there, literally impossible with the tech we have available now

[@elizabethdickerson1136]

@@wukilla8ee you would be surprised at what my brain can do Mr. - 😜😜

[@MultiJoe11111]

"Ou-mua-mua" this name has an Oh and two kisses in it. Lovely :)

[@hugopoyoyo9886]

You sus bro

[@MultiJoe11111]

@@hugopoyoyo9886 why would I be 'sus' about the video? I just liked the name

[@hugopoyoyo9886]

@@MultiJoe11111 I'm fukin with u dude

[@andychristian1621]

You need to see a doctor

[@MultiJoe11111]

@@andychristian1621 u need to see a mirror

[@aubreysands5585]

4:47 "And we didn't know about it until after it passed." Am I the only one bothered by this?

[@luisrasgado9160]

You know the government always hide stuff but want us to be clear to them

[@sayedfarih6536]

Me too

[@darkcss1054]

this means there might be objects that are so unusual and moving so fast that we'll only know after they hit us

[@sohailahmed1968]

I was thinking same,,, looks like they were all in sleep mode when it approached earth

[@Milo19970]

They admitted the existence of UFO's 16 years after getting the footage. Imagine how much they now know and will tell us in another 16 years. I feel as if they want us to get used to the fact that we are not alone.

[@samueladams5243]

The first visitor we’ve seen in the small area of endless space we’ve been watching for 20 years out of eternity

[@garyvale8347]

Dr Avi Loeb ( a notable Harvard Professor and astrophysicist who has been teaching astronomy at Harvard since 1993, and chaired its astronomy department ) suggested that it is a " light sail " , created by an alien civilization and being pushed by the solar winds or reflected starlight..... this large pancake-like object the size of a football field, didn’t have any of the traditional markings of an asteroid or comet and is being pushed by a force, that leaves no cometary tail....

[@jaytheproducer1125]

Yea we seen the podcast too bruh

[@romeogolf4]

@Jay The Producer I had not. I appreciate the explanation so I knew where to look.

[@gantz0949]

He's lost all credibility

[@JammastaJ23]

Yeah if we can't explain it it's always aliens. That's how science works.

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why does Havard have the lowest written language skills of any university of the planet? ATRUTH they are not equiped to articulate observable presence as many are. Is this why Harvard educations get better jobs, get to play with higher more influential techno;ogies. If this person acceptd communications from those of us less influential, and that it is against the very laws that govern and permit operations in space. To fire a nuclear missle at such a benevolent and molevslent people. Did you know recently a 30 metre circumfrance spacecrft I saw in the clutches of a military transport helicopter, thier people I was told were 80000 aboard and mankinfd thinks samll races Dont exist or have space flight or thy were not arround to see and observe the actual Jesus Christ speak to his people and not as his church, he called it his ministry and teaching people they arAI is in denial of benificial fathers e more than they were being told. Is the space [rpgram trying to murder every eyewitness civilization because their own l story is rhiers, possibly knew our earlier beginings. Maybe mankind should stop postulating abusing CERN and every eomputer on the planet. Each and every simple person could and would listen to their story from thier perspective. About a week later I saw the same ship in a hanger at their area 51, some technician trying to pry it open wearing a protective suit. I was told over 6000 such spacecraft have been abducted by mankinds military...... Maybe thats why the MIB movie suggesting they dont do exactly that area 51 does. They maybe tasked to prevent understanding, like the 5 second delay on all broadcasts to prevent stories from being told. I am not jiggy with it or dancing to Will Smiths cool propoganda!

[@mikebtrfld1705]

It's headed straight for Uranus.

[@ravenfeather7087]

Duck when it gets close. You'll be OK.

[@miss_alamo8830]

😂😂😂

[@TEXAS2459]

lol

[@p.g.reitsma7245]

Promises promises 😋

[@piper_lori-williams-tudhope]

🤦🏼‍♀️

[@irobott3713]

Reminds me of the novel Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Set in the 2130s, the story involves a 50-by-20-kilometre (31 by 12 mi) cylindrical alien starship that enters the Solar System. The story is told from the point of view of a group of human explorers who intercept the ship in an attempt to unlock its mysteries. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula awards

[@liammeech3702]

She mentions this in the talk

[@ajs3147]

I think I remember reading that Villaneuve is doing a Rama movie

[@michaeltrower741]

boring book

[@robertlee4809]

@@michaeltrower741 You still fking read it, so stfu...we'll find out on our own, thank you very much...

[@ajs3147]

@@michaeltrower741 lol had to hop on the comment thread to share that gripping analysis

[@MrJackal43]

She didn’t mention the fact that it sped up and altered its vector after it went by the Earth. That is very weird.

[@yael6629]

Jack Long really weird, the sun’s gravitational energy wouldn’t produce such a massive acceleration and the change in direction. Almost as if it just had to go by earth and return from wherever it came

[@summergram]

She was a vague presenter

[@MrJackal43]

Yael we were just scanned by a long range Alien probe...

[@MrJackal43]

Astaroth ask any astronomer on the planet that’s been paying attention. Yes, I’m one.

[@Ravishrex1]

They had a a good look at us ! They though he'll no!

[@KingKing-yw4xe]

I love to see the story of Dr. Wudi. He observed timelapse of all Universes. He holds a very different view. He has an unusual Theory of Everything. He is a scientist, biotechnologist and physician. He has been observing in silence since 2017. If you make a video about him, I think it would be a truly fascinating story.

[@Shinzo_Dino]

She's the Karen we need tbh..!! 👏👏👏

[@mikerzisu9508]

She is a Karen alright, no question about it

[@paul9290]

We don’t need more Karen’s

[@salami3898]

Space karen

[@pseudophp]

@@salami3898 Diamond tier comment

[@FordFalcon1962nBlue]

name the next comet, Karens comet

[@mattdodson5352]

It seen earth and thought "No need to destroy that planet as the inhabitants are doing a fine job"

[@rupeshsanyasi]

OR - "No need to destroy that planet as the inhabitants will destroy themselves"

[@younglouks0076]

Mate it's all nonsense

[@dominostimes2119]

@matt dodson Or: they are so dumb to represent a danger to us. Let’s move on

[@ramonsmediablog]

For sure! 🧐😆

[@tasnimk94]

👍👍

[@aldozulfikar54]

Don't worry it alyways land on USA anyway

[@jessejcpeace5579]

New York instead..

[@aldozulfikar54]

Jesse JC Peace is that 911 reference?

[@jessejcpeace5579]

In movies.

[@Martachamoun]

Aldo Zulfikar HAHAHHAA YOU JUST SAID WHAT I WAS SAYING😂 WHATS WRONG WITH THE MIDDLE EAST THOUGH🙄😜

[@mynolinp6015]

😂😂😂

[@Albert23456]

My son has an interest in astronomy thanks to this channel...thank you

[@clarapvalente]

What it was interesting for me is how much she was able to present the "official data" letting many people aware that indeed Oumuamua is a craft

[@WendyWatersctmm]

She didn't say that at all. She only said it MIGHT be.

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did NASA fire a nuclear missile at a benevolent people? Their Craft is their world!

[@papabeanguy]

Very cool. This is the real TED

[@BuyAvonFromDonna]

Enjoyed Ms. Meech's humor! She made her speech even more interesting with her witticisms. Thank you!!!

[@lizziefloyd3500]

Thank you, Karen! Enjoyed hearing about your research!

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did they fire a nuclear missile at this sentinel??

[@sifer0]

"Oumuamua" comes... *Sees TikTok* *OK KIDS WE ARE IN THE WRONG SOLAR SYSTEM CLOSE YOUR EYES!*

[@5slistenup.a10isspeaking2]

Kairos “kids roll your car windows up. I SAID WINDOWS UP! This is a bad neighbourhood”

[@josephsimon931]

That's funny!

[@ragusascension146]

Got off the wrong solar orbit at the last star system or something......... lol

[@magicyeti9256]

D1 ~no fkk roun'

[@QualityTechMobile]

Wrong turn lol

[@nelsoncokanasiga1552]

This is only one piece.Imagine a billion pieces where this came from passed through our solar system

[@kosmique]

this could be the first cluster of a swarm of debris raining into our solar system in a few months or years from now.

[@thejourneyback5552]

Imagine all the other solar systems apart from our own..the galaxy is HUGE.

[@glenn967]

That's why there is covid so we Stay at home spend time on the fam, burn al money you got, and dont go outside. D

[@leonricho8333]

@@thejourneyback5552 1q1⁰p p

[@Angelissinging963]

Kind of astronomy topic is what I love a lot, could TED invite more astronomers or researchers to talk about kind of issue like this? It’s really interesting

[@SOLDIER_OF_GOD777]

尋找快樂 your kidding right?

[@alteredbeast7145]

Check out John Michael Godiers channel. Also Event Horizon

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did nasa fire a nuclear missile at it? Is that how nasa says welcome and peace be with you?

[@JoseMendoza-gq1bx]

It was a space craft seeking elements for there way of life. They were 5th density entities flying through space in a craft disguised as a comet. The ship was asked to wave off, and not by the local earthlings.

[@randomheadful7190]

Harvard astronomer Avi Lieb wrote a book about the possibility of this being artificial in his book Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth. Definitely worth a read!

[@captur69]

Artificial....they're not even sure what it looks like..nevermind writing books on it..someone cashing in sounds like...

[@useyourbrain.5574]

@@captur69 they know its dimensions, reflectivity, colour. That is a good grounding.

[@Vedant.Dhawan]

@@captur69 it accelerated its course and the rotation it exhibited is uncommon for any other natural asteroid or comet,in addition there was no trail,so i think it maybe a remenant from a different civilisation which perhaps is like a space probe of the aliens using an unknown source of energy,very interesting to learn about,you dont have to bring god,evolution and your adam and eve fairy tale into every aspect of life.

[@segura2112]

I liked how she left open the posibilty that it might not be natural.

[@jonord3391]

Read the book….it’s thought provoking.

[@brad4231]

You can tell how smart someone is by how bad their jokes are.

[@tattabox]

Hmmm not really... There are very "smart" people with very intelligent and funny jokes. She is just lame and a geek. She must be around her 40s but looks as if she was 50 something. I know my scientists.

[@Adrik0622]

Neil Degrasse Tyson would disagree

[@brad4231]

@@Adrik0622 It's nice to see you speak for Neil Degrasse Tyson. I'm guessing you also disagree?

[@Adrik0622]

@@brad4231 no I was just stating an example. It's easier to talk that way rather than writing this: "I disagree, I believe Neil Degrasse Tyson is a firm representation as to why this statement isn't true." I have better things to do with my time. Rather than putting that much effort into every online comment I post. I apologise that it wasn't up to your standards.

[@sanjudevi604]

This is not fake. Really it's is truly

[@sturpdog]

Never question a person wearing two watches

[@MetalSStar196]

Two watches? Isn't that a sign of mental illness?

[@adorablecheetah2930]

Some observation!!

[@KajunMs39]

Could be a Fitbit also monitoring heartbeat, etc

[@danip3270]

Someone else commented she is wearing a g-shock watch on her left hand. I looked them up, and they’re definitely utilitarian watches for someone like her. Definitely not for its looks. I’m guessing the one on her right is a Fitbit, like others mentioned. I’m always jealous of astronomers, their jobs, and their intellect.

[@jacquelinestephenson323]

@@KajunMs39 - I wondered about that, if it's like a heart monitor or something. She sounds so out of breath throughout. But she may be excited or nervous.

[@terrencekane8203]

The best TED ever.

[@ladyfibonaccii]

I named my daughter Lyra after my favorite books, His Dark Materials, and Contact. Both made into movies/pending TV show on HBO. Now I see this..... She is only two. The Lyrid meteor shower occurred a few weeks after her birth. I'm literally going through that emotional chill she is talking about. I even told the universe if you ever give me a child I hope it's when I'm 25, not too young, not too old. I had her on her due date, and she was conceived when I was 25. She is literally a Star Child. Ever since her birth there have been the most amazing occurrences in the Cosmos. She was born into the greatest time of science and I couldn't be happier. I hope she is just as passionate about it as her momma. Sorry it's long if anyone reads this. I also pronounce her name like in the movie, The Golden Compass, the first book of His Dark Materials. Books riddled with alternate realities, space dust, dark matter, which has a consciousness and Lyra can actually communicate with them.

[@camerontaylor7471]

Jade Gardner beautiful story! Lyra is a truly special just like all creatures given the gift of life! You got to see first hand the power of the human spirit, and now that you have birthed a universe inside a human body that you named to be Lyra, please always remember she now has her own life and her own dream to create and live within and has the gift from free will to do so. She is not a character within a story book fantasy to be molded into, don’t let the imagination of who you want her to be and your obsession with a fairy tale to destroy your bond with her!

[@OstlyBoy]

You humans think all about yourselves, year 2031 will be the year everything changes

[@i.t.7623]

"We firmly believe, its likely to be a leftover archaeological remnant from a process of a birth of another planetary system". Funny to start a sentence by firmly believe, followed by "likely to be". Still a great speech!

[@BLUNAMIKarmacomet]

Ignas Tauras, 'We firmly believe' that Treason was committed against the USA during the 2016 presidential election. A meeting of Russian Government assets left a message at the meeting that Cadet Bone-Spurs need only ask for Vladimir's help in public. "Russia... if you're listening", 1 to 3 hours later the DNC servers were hacked by Russia. The coward who would sell out his country? Donnie Tiny Hands is the one person whom that is most 'likely to be'. See? It is not all that hard to fit those together. Peace,

[@paulrogers1714]

@Ignas Tauras That's like saying to a new girlfriend, " I firmly believe I have a 8" penis........or it's likely to be".

[@ItsMyFate]

The funny part was "believe" because they'll never know.

[@soxytopacio8022]

It is a projectile meant to hit us but it missed. It will be back after calibration.

[@MrHater-nf2ox]

Aye broo that's deep

[@ShaferHart]

bout time

[@Brett_S_420]

Another one is on its way right now.

[@louisdlariviere3824]

Brett S. With the right trajectory?

[@Brett_S_420]

@@louisdlariviere3824 apparently we will have a longer time to see this one, plus there is extra time since we see it coming much earlier.

[@jamesr4464]

I can't understand why they say it's the first object from another star system. There have been millions of objects that have passed through our solar system, how do they know one of them wasn't from another solar system?

[@ZomBeeNature]

It would be good if TED did more Science talks and less gossipy talks.

[@AvgJane19]

Zom Bee Nature what constituents a "gossipy talks"?

[@-Oittz-]

Everything she said about it is in theory. Could be part of our solar system for all we know.

[@bryna7]

Zom Bee Nature. Wtf are you even talking about?

[@ZomBeeNature]

I don't believe that _anyone_ could misunderstand my comment or any of the words in it.

[@evangregory14]

Zom Bee Nature really? How could you not understand how people don't understand your use of words that aren't part of the English lexicon. Can you please define gossipy. Because your use of it here doesn't fit it's usually accepted definition.

[@benu7930]

A few million years later, some frogs in a distant 0planet will dust off their differential equations wondering if our Voyager is a comet or a sign of intelligent life somewhere

[@OlympusGamingPVP]

Humanity is so lonely, as a species, that we get excited about a flying, glowing rock visiting our solar system. Edit: Hey you little turds, thanks for the likes; however, it turns out there is more to this discovery than this Ted Talk dives into. This discovery has boggled numerous, notorious astrophysicists. We all wish for it to have something to do with aliens, but most likely it does not. So, henceforth, I take back my initial comment and after further research, this discovery has intrigued me.

[@coquitoisopropano801]

Ashton Allen beware with those edges boy, don't cut yourself

[@pmarceau]

Interesting observation, and I mean that seriously.

[@boojay111]

and why not

[@GlobalWave1]

Ashton Allen I wouldn’t say lonely. I think we were more excited about it being a first object from the outer outer space we have observed. Humanity as a whole is to worried about our little individual bubble. Only those who have time to think deeply quiet often would think we are lonely. That’s a good thing but humanity as a whole could care less.

[@yosour6733]

Ashton Allen no we're just naturally exited and interested in stuff we don't know

[@MusicX-se2hy]

This breaks my heart . They were so close

[@cem5470]

Avi Loeb talks about its accelerating motion as it moves away from the sun and how it is really an extraordinary motion since it does not have a propulsion feature as a comet does.

[@gantz0949]

Lost all credibility

[@paes.landim.]

“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Carl Sagan

[@mlgfrog2470]

What's the evidence for that claim? Just because Sagan said it doesn't make it true :)

[@mlgfrog2470]

@@juanmanuela8w0u Oh yeah? Who says so? You got proof for that? Or are you just making that up?

[@xChewiix]

@@mlgfrog2470 The universe is more mysterious than we can suppose! Read that twice. At the end of the day we are just highly intelligent apes, so the best we can do is learn thru having evidence for our claims. The universe is under no obligation to make sense to us, we must make sense of it in the best way we know how.

[@billtribble2904]

Carl was an interesting guy. Publicly he would criticize UFO researchers, UFO reports, etc., but privately would encourage those folks. Hmmm...🤔

[@charleygnarly1182]

I've always hated that saying. Theres plenty of evidence of alien presence here. What defines "extraordinary evidence"? A garaged space ship?

[@slaughterhouse5309]

The only question should be, how many more could be headed this way?

[@johnarmenta2199]

Ah! Fear of the unknown! . . . wow

[@slaughterhouse5309]

@Red Works First of all Buzz Lightyear, that's not remotely close to the appropriate usage of semicolons or grammar at all; secondly, "space junk" is an issue, things we throw up... come back down.

[@Tbeemer97]

Slaughter House 5 You’re worried about grammar and terrified of the unknown. You need to take a deep breath and calm down.

[@tukiataumalolo3508]

Be

[@medsybugs9637]

Good question. I was thinking abt that since they couldn’t have detected it until it was late

[@madmatmp]

Its clear the scientific community are not really sure what it is. But one thing for sure, if you would describe a ghost ship that had its crew incapacitated, this would be it. 🤔

[@abc-nk1jk]

'Oumuamua is a made-up term because there is no Hawaiian word for scout; and it definitely does not mean "messenger from the distant past reaching out to us". The latter meaning is absurd and laughable. Whoever said that, trolled the world. I know this because I'm Polynesian and can speak/write/understand different Polynesian languages, including Hawaiian. "'ou" means different things, but in this case it either means "me" or "go". "muamua" means first. So, "'oumuamua" literally translated means "me first" or "go first". 'Oumuamua captures the concept of a scout, so I can say that's an appropriate translation for scout, BUT by no stretch of the imagination can it seriously be translated to: "messenger from the distant past reaching out to us". lol

[@keith3819]

You must be a blast at parties, Sam.

[@abc-nk1jk]

@@keith3819 'Oumuamua.

[@keith3819]

@@abc-nk1jk I can't compete with that comeback. You win!

[@abc-nk1jk]

@@keith3819 #sarcasmFail

[@keith3819]

@@abc-nk1jk Hashtags..? C'mon, man.. Try again.

[@mosthighlatin1537]

I read sonewhere where an astronomist wrote an essay where he purposed that in fact it wasnt omuamua passing our solar system but instead it was our system passing by it and that omuamua is a still object. Fascinating stuff!! How he explained the movements and wobble motion im not sure but its crazy

[@mosthighlatin1537]

@Rosolino Lo Sciuto no intiendo eso

[@ronaldbeck1762]

She is a wonderful speaker ...

[@brianrundle2875]

I heard that the object changed directions unexpectly which is the biggest thing that happened here and she didn't mention it. Also she was going to comment on what would happen if it actually hit the earth knowing the velocity and mass of the object , but she ended her talk with out concluding. It seems her breathing got a bit laboured, maybe excitement or stage nerves.

[@funnyfurfamily1513]

Brian Rundle Yes it did change direction and speed...odd how she did not comment on that very big fact.

[@AufBerghofNAM]

@@funnyfurfamily1513 this is why she stresses preparedness and a strategy for engagement with the vehicle

[@DigitalJediMaster]

Because natural forces can, and do, change the path and speed of celestial objects. Comets can change speed and direction either from the gravitational forces of another body, or because of gases bursting through the surface of the nucleus. This is not unusual and certainly not the most unusual thing about it.

[@TopeA8]

but there was none of that was there?

[@Scholar4777]

They didnt want to start widespread panic

[@Santhippe]

Dr. Strange in another universe: "Oumuamua, I've come to bargain."

[@gazcanman3824]

Check Arthur C. Clarke’s novel “Rendezvous with Rama” a book from 1973. Will give you chills about this!!!

[@johnjohn-cs9eu]

I think l will give it a pass, thank you. I have Star Trek when l want to fantasize and escape then l switch off an come back to the real world. Don't need snake oilers.

[@4rzaluz]

@@johnjohn-cs9eu Interesting.. as it seems you do need some reading time.

[@humansandaliens8245]

@@johnjohn-cs9eu many alien species have come and gone on earth Some are permanently living here If you don't believe after watching some alien videos on aliens then you are in control of aliens matrix and your own ego Wake up 👽👽👽👽

[@Rob774]

It was literally the first scify book I ever read as a kid. It was awesome, and scary at the same time. I even read the sequel that wasn't as good.

[@chrismillerfitness]

@@humansandaliens8245 seek help sir

[@everydayisspecial8616]

Two things we get attracted to in this video. Karen J. Meech's cristal clear speech and Omuamua !! All pictures are only artists' impressions?! ..Our voyager also will visit other solar systems one day..

[@MissingNo99]

Finally something interesting about science! I want more science, technology and medicine. I do like philosophy, but you can only hear so many people talking about the meaning of life once a week

[@microkhalid]

The ancestor of uvevwevwevwe unutweveweve aguamubuam osas

[@mjunaid8934]

what the heck was that about?

[@nicklevi5537]

Amazing 😂🤣. But i dont believe you can catch the spell from pure listening wkwkwk

[@okunoladagreat5844]

ZombifieD Citizen hahaha

[@randolfrubiosolon2890]

Hahaha hilarious 😅😅😅

[@gabrieltrumpet1808]

Osas

[@brendonducharme3527]

I'm not sure why, but I almost got teary eyed when its name was explained

[@andychristian1621]

You got issues

[@shreeyasawant6523]

Ikr? But for me I got a a very strange shiver. Shocked me to the core.

[@useyourbrain.5574]

Too much soya?

[@electrictouch1188]

Lol square

[@danb3573]

The movement needs to be simulated I really can’t imagine it especially the wobbling addition

[@MohamedAbubakar-w3n]

Pinguins of the madagascar just commandeered the vessel and be like , " Boys just smile and wave, smile and wave"

[@mrbatukhan6791]

Object visits... Earthlings: It definetly is not an intelligent object. Object: ...... forget it.

[@thomasuga5708]

How do we know the data was right? A system told them this it wasn’t seen visually it’s based on their systems. How do we know it wasn’t a malfunction? It happens all the time. Not only that if the data is correct how do we know it’s not Chinese or Russian technology? The facts are both countries are known for lying about almost everything.

[@thomasuga5708]

To just automatically assume it’s from another solar system is irrational you have to consider other facts

[@belami_irl8543]

Meehan: “Even private industry can’t manage to launch a spacecraft within a week” Elon Musk: “Hold my beer”

[@eitansalama2921]

comment farming at its finest

[@jrhawk]

Space travel fake. Moon landing hoax. Wake up and live.

[@neagu78]

@@jrhawk as you said, get a life buddy. Science is complicated for you.

[@hoosiercrypto9955]

@@neagu78 The Dunning Kruger effect 😋

[@kosmique]

faking a moon landing in the 60s.... you know, arguably it was actually easier to travel to the moon then create a "failproof hoax" about it back in those days. minus the math of course, those people were genius. if you would understand how simple we abuse gravity with a mix of high speeds and tons of fuel to get into a stable orbit, and from there just expand that orbit until we cross paths with the moon (the moon really is not even that far) I'm sure you would have less people looking down on you.

[@naughtylittlepuppy5062]

This gave me the spine chills she mentioned in this talk after seeing the pictures. Science is beautiful. Wish I made my career in astronomy.

[@GodStarion]

And also try CRAZOLOGY. You will do fine, specially on A.A.U. ( aka: ARKHAM ASYLUM UNIVERSITY ).

[@orgbortondave6539]

Me too. But I hated math. Still do. But love science.

[@sayandeeppoddar7324]

@@GodStarion wtf wrong with u

[@dh6320]

@@sayandeeppoddar7324 religious nut prob

[@ozreality]

Only in the minds of people with integrity, compassion, and good intention... science like anything else is only beneficial when its used for the betterment of mankind and our planet... these days that's not so much the case...

[@LaStryka]

Ouamuamua was shaped the way that it is shaped so that space rocks would have a very narrow area that they could strike because it's a defensive design. It also wasn't spinning, it is designed to keep some type of artificial gravity inside it.

[@scottbuchanan3461]

Why did they fire a nuclear missile at their host world!! WE call their spacecraft? Would you say that 100 percent probability that was a hostile act upon them as I? The lack of conversation about that declared mission concerns me as I hope you also? Your thoughts either way or any way would be appreciated.

[@LaStryka]

@@scottbuchanan3461 they didnt fire a nuclear weapon at Oumuamua.

[@hottubsnowmonkey2543]

First alien: Did you hit Earth? Second alien: Nah, it missed.

[@MetalSStar196]

Nothing like a good ol' bowling match in outer space.

[@siddharthkumar6687]

Watched it 20 times. Love to feel how mysterious our universe is

[@ssotkow]

Since you're passionate about Oumuamua, I recommend you check out the book (or audiobook) published last month called Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth. Written by Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, who believes this object is artificial.

[@siddharthkumar6687]

@@ssotkow thanks for the recommendation man

[@cmtsurvivor537]

You know, an investigation was actually undertaken about this and what was discovered is almost unbelievable. 2 months after this video was posted, discussions took place about the validity of many of her statements about its shape and size. Scientist and renowned author Dr. Jeremy Rosher said that based on the fact that I like pie I have no idea what I’m saying

[@andrew8394]

Really Interesting Talk. Almost Beyond Belief ! Out Of This World Real Encounter Of The 3rd Kind ! Thanks For SHARING

[@mikeharrington5593]

For myself this event reminds me of the difference between science and political governance & indicates that humanity will not survive for Oumuamua scales of time. Science can look backwards into time past and forwards into the future in ranges of billions of years. However, governments and politicians are generally unable to think and plan outside the time period of their expected term of office, which is commonly 4/5 years. Their decision making is likely influenced by their own personal desires for financial gain or political advantage. This could be the explanation why collectively they are totally unable to plan & implement long term plans for the future survival of ecosystems, economies and life on Earth in an era of quickly escalating climate change disruption caused by ever increasing greenhouse gas emissions. If collective humanity is apparently totally incapable of making plans for near term Earth habitat survival, then there is not much chance it can work together to ensure habitat preservation for millennia ahead. It is proving totally unsatisfactory that the length of our survival is determined by short-term politicians who don't have the proper understanding to heed the scientific advice on how we should be mitigating climate change right now.

[@thekeysman6760]

I don't know if you are referring to time-travel in your first sentence, but if you are, then actually we can only really see the past, as any future you experience is only a possible future, always subject to change. Change is the only constant.

[@mikeharrington5593]

@@thekeysman6760 Yeah by looking forward I meant modelling the future. I don't believe that we can time travel because I surmise that each galactic existence is locked into its own space time bubble. I think that maybe some special observers outside such a bubble could see within the past present, & future simultaneously laid out as a moving linear existence. Thus I think such special observers might be able to move things backwards & forwards therein but the bubble occupants would have no markers for such change to recognise any difference.

[@ApeX-pj4mq]

Mike Harrington Yeah stuff like tame travel is unlikely, we know the going into the past is impossible as people haven't been seen having futuristic tech. But the future I'd see as likely because we won't know if people time travel in the future yet.

[@thekeysman6760]

@Mike Harrington Ah. On re-reading your comment I'm not sure why I misunderstood 'Science' to mean time-travel! ha. Sorry. And all I meant was we can remember our past, and 'travel' within. I dig your take on all time being simultaneous from a certain vantage point.

[@lokidaboolord2638]

Yes we could think -time travel, or government incapabilities, etc., but what about if that was the exact opposite of it. What if the people who are in office are run by the "Government" -the more advanced ones? How sure are we all that our species aren't kept stupid dumb and shallow as how we all are now. Amazed at a big log asteroid. What about technology and government you say? Take note, wobbly movement. Spinning vertically, horizontally, and diagonally, and two more movements on opposite axes that I won't even bother looking up the terms on. Advanced-space-debris-warding-off technology or our space neighbors letting us observe and experience higher dimensions rather than just 4D.

[@brendarua01]

I love her being funny. Gives a sense of the coffee pot chat, light hearted speculation, the "but what if?"! Dollars to donuts someone wanted it to be the Enterprise saucer.

[@adityaramesh1764]

That's me :)

[@gigawertz2582]

Honestly, what u said was almost poetically pleasing. “dollars to donuts” is my new favorite phrase. thanks

[@smallheelcatcher]

The Enterprise saucer section hurled into the past while trying to save a crew member. A rescue mission that went horribly wrong and many thousands of years later returned to a pre-warp Earth. The recorded crew warning had gone silent eons ago. The catastrophe will again be repeated. This time the enterprise will have some record of the saucer section reaching Earth knowing there was no radio message, and they will be able to make adjustments so that their radio recording will be live and active to help avert the catastrophe and save the crew members. Yay! Happy ending.

[@Dellaluna13]

It looks like someone tried to shape a burger patty into a Millennium Falcon 8:16.

[@deemcmullen6616]

Br

[@GJ-dj4jx]

The coincidences are just so great with this object. Shaped like spaceship, interstellar and changed velocity. What are the odds?

[@vanessajazp6341]

Just exactly HOW is it shaped like a space ship anymore than any of the millions of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter?

[@dontgetmadgetwise4271]

Too much addiction, not enough thinking.

[@godostoyke5345]

Vanessa P. Much more elongated than typical asteroids. info addict: However, doesn't have it's own propulsion, so a passive object and very unlikely to be a spaceship.

[@falcotol9299]

Nice answer to her question!

[@JeffreyEutsey]

Who's here after Joe Rogan podcast

[@Nonduality]

not me

[@thoughtsurferzone5012]

Yep.

[@ashkrikorian5753]

Yep

[@StagnantMizu]

which one?

[@mthoodstyle]

Lex Friedman Podcast

[@bigtravis6159]

It reported back “They live so close to that sun they must be radioactive and very powerful, I hope they didn’t see us”

[@pranabray8258]

Lol

[@pranabray8258]

Lol 😂

[@madazjack2394]

Be hard too miss us we stick out like dogs balls

[@TRITEKINDUSTRIES-up4bf]

Nah I think were number one on the tourist guide for aliens...however were the best attraction In what is the equivalent of Jacksonville FL...