Harvard scientist warns interstellar object blasting toward Earth ‘may come to save – or destroy us’

Tombstone · 14 Aug 2025 at 10:10

Blackvault said:
But remember:

We'd best hurry and build an HMS Thunderchild, we might at least be able to take a few of them out

Vonhelmet · 14 Aug 2025 at 12:30

Tombstone said:
We'd best hurry and build an HMS Thunderchild, we might at least be able to take a few of them out

Argh, now I’m going to have to listen to that album again.

DD_Crash · 14 Aug 2025 at 14:15

Are they here yet?

Monkeynut · 14 Aug 2025 at 17:05

We've still got humpback whales for the probe to talk to so we'll be sound.

marinersfan · 14 Aug 2025 at 17:15

If it hits the earth I hope it has the decency to do it on a Friday before I go to work for the weekend.

I think getting annihilated on a Monday morning after dealing with that nonsense would be bad form.

Gerard · 14 Aug 2025 at 18:59

Is it worth buying some lube to make the anal probing go a bit more smoothly?

BUDFORCE · 14 Aug 2025 at 19:01

Gerard said:
Is it worth buying some lube to make the anal probing go a bit more smoothly?

We all know you can manage without these days.

Blackjack Davy · 15 Aug 2025 at 06:29

Demon said:
I think the point is, it may be an engineered object, and therefore of alien origin.. And whilst it will miss the earth, by the time it arrives we won't be able to directly see it, so could be the launch platform for an alien invasion..

But it's Avi Loeb, a nice enough person, but he always jumps to 'Its aliens' and whilst he does tend to follow the science, he could do with reigning things in a bit..

Or it could just be a rock. A big rock. A big rock that originated in some other solar system which is far more interesting.

timmy85 · 15 Aug 2025 at 08:04

Blackjack Davy said:
Or it could just be a rock. A big rock. A big rock that originated in some other solar system which is far more interesting.

wolfie138 · 15 Aug 2025 at 08:40

Blackjack Davy said:
Or it could just be a rock. A big rock. A big rock that originated in some other solar system which is far more interesting.

unless bugs threw it.

darkblade · 15 Aug 2025 at 11:19

Demon said:
It's come to pick up Biden and Trump, two long lost alien babies that escaped many years ago to wreak havoc on the planet who were constantly at war with each other and are now playing it out on this watery rock..

You really think they want them back?!

KNiVES · 15 Aug 2025 at 11:32

Hopefully it destroys us. Would improve the economy

Crizzy · Saturday at 17:14

wolfie138 said:
unless bugs threw it.

Don't believe the propaganda...