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Scientists are preparing to greet interstellar guests—and search them for signs of alien technology.
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Interstellar wanderers like ‘Oumuamua could be more than just chunks of ice and rock—they might be probes from other civilizations. The new Vera Rubin Telescope will help check if any are artificial. Perhaps first contact is already on our doorstep.
🎯 The first interstellar guest, ‘Oumuamua, didn’t slow down as it left the Sun—it sped up, like a motorboat. That raised suspicions it might have been artificial.
🎬 In ‘Rendezvous with Rama,’ Arthur C. Clarke described the arrival of a mysterious cylinder that turned out to be an alien spaceship—a story that echoes our interstellar visitors.