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Hubble Finds Unidentified Object In Space

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the cosmic-dust-on-the-lens dept.

Gizmodo is reporting that the Hubble space telescope has found a new unidentified object in the middle of nowhere. Some are even suggesting that this could be a new class of object. Of course, without actually understanding more about it, the speculation seems a bit wild. "The object also appeared out of nowhere. It just wasn't there before. In fact, they don't even know where it is exactly located because it didn't behave like anything they know. Apparently, it can't be closer than 130 light-years but it can be as far as 11 billion light-years away. It's not in any known galaxy either. And they have ruled out a supernova too. It's something that they have never encountered before. In other words: they don't have a single clue about where or what the heck this thing is."

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  1. look out! by mustafap · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It's the death star!

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  2. Spaceball 1... by cjh79 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They've gone to plaid!!!

  3. Oblig Tag by Maestro485 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Thats no moon...

  4. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! by g0dsp33d · · Score: 0, Redundant

    False alarm, they forgot to clean the lens.

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  5. Re:That's no moon. It's a space station. by ucblockhead · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Please turn in your Dork card. Star Destroyers don't have warp engines.

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  6. windex by hansoloaf · · Score: 0, Redundant

    hopefully the next space shuttle mission in Oct will bring Windex.

  7. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! by smidget2k4 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Maybe another Alien civilization built a LHC!

  8. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! by element-o.p. · · Score: 0, Redundant

    No, I rather suspect it's another alien civilization firing up their equivalent of the LHC.

    (yes, in case it isn't blatantly obvious, I *am* just kidding!)

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  9. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! by GweeDo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Bah, they just turned on their LHC.

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  10. Re:Hubble Windex: For that Deep [Space] Shine! by Digital+End · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Aliens just turned on their LHC

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