How did an alien super structure become the most reasonable explanation for this? I don't understand
wait whatexplain pls
It's 'celebrity' science, really.Mention aliens as a concept, and people will pick it up quickly.But most people aren't going to read the actual scientific paper that covers these findings.That's probably much more likely.The article Nonnel linked suggests that it may be a dense cloud of comets instead, which is also feasible.Alien life isn't impossible, but it's too early to be getting our hopes up for it.
not only have the aliens beat us in making space megastructures first. but i have been beaten in posting this topic first. the AUDACITY.
You must have been abducted.Do you feel like you lost time?
no its just i only go on the forums when i find cool stuff like this so i have the power to lock an ongoing discussion. i'll never do it, but just knowing that i can lock it abruptly is enough for me.also its literally impossible for intelligent life to not be out there somewhere, but the idea that it could be 'within our reach' is exciting. does anyone ever clarify how far away it is, maybe if we're seeing something that happened like 100 years ago?
1480 light years away.The light from us reaching them is that of 534-5 AD.
its not literally impossible that the entire universe is sterile besides our little solar systemthe odds are completely against that, though.
the chances that it is sterile are so small that it's not worth considering, really.
Sensationalist wording = more click = more ad revenue
This one really pisses me off because everyone is acting like some kind of science went into saying it's an "alien megastructure". Like it's just complete bullstuff
Or else we're gonna get forgeted by Aliens.