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-null t1_j1v9s7d wrote

Reply to comment by triffid_hunter in do we really believe aliens can decode the golden records by Calm-Confidence8429

Is there anything about Voyager that would make a sufficiently advanced species even take notice of it and decide to bother catching it?

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triffid_hunter t1_j1var5q wrote

It's an interstellar object, and we got pretty excited about 'Oumuamua for that reason alone.

It's also obviously artificial.

Biggest issue is that it will take a bazillion years to get anywhere near another star system, let alone one that might host a technologically advanced alien society.

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-null t1_j1vbzhu wrote

Can you elaborate on that “obviously artificial” part? I’m wondering what will make some species see it flying crazy fast and notice something about it that is clearly not naturally occurring to where it gets their attention.

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