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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. McCain... by gmac63 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have a theory that we have finally found John McCain's missing personality.

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  2. Re:That's no moon. It's a space station. by hashax · · Score: 0, Troll

    no, its the Firefly, after the show being cancelled it had nowhere else to go.

  3. How long until the creationists come out to play? by Jason+Levine · · Score: 1, Troll

    Come on, something that science can't explain (yet)? This is a perfect moment for all of the creationists to jump up and down shouting: "See? We *KNEW* it! Science has no answer for this! That means science doesn't know anything and thus the Big Bang, Evolution, and all of those things never happened. Clearly this unidentified object shows that the Universe was created 6,000 years ago by Jebus, the hovering rigatoni creature!"

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  4. intelligent discussion... by X0563511 · · Score: 0, Troll

    So many crap comments! Jesus, keep it all in one thread guys!

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