Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2017/11/21/this-is-the-first-observed-obj.html
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I think you’re going to take some flak on that title, Mark!
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“That’s no asteroid… it’s a spaceship!”
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Is it too late to name it Mr. Hankey?
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It’s a space poop, for sure.
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Like what? I’m not aware of any earlier ones. Star of Bethlehem maybe?
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We can observe plenty of stars and galaxies…
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Yes, but can you draw seven red lines, all perpendicular?
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Well, the astronomical johnnies seem to argue a lot about whether various solar system objects originated here or were captured on a flyby. There are some that think Luna and Phobos are captured extrasolar asteroids, for example.
But personally, I have observed the stars Alioth, Mizar and Phecda. They are objects, and they’re from outside our solar system.
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Pretty damn cool.
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Only when I visit my cousins in seven-dimensional space, and as long as the lines are also invisible. 
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Sigh.
Yes, but there’s that pesky word “from.” You may have noticed that those stars are still outside the solar system, and will always remain outside the solar system. “From” implies a motion toward the speaker.
Happy?
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I was never unhappy!
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Good read on this possibility, including some actual astronomers who are debating it with colleagues:
(spoiler: it’s probably not an alien)
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It’ll activate after the spin pass through Sol’s outer photosphere.
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