Space Probes Sent by Aliens Could Arrive in Reverse. Here's Why.

sciencealert.com ^ | 13 January 2023 By, | EVAN GOUGH

[BenLurkin]

ETC = Extraterrestrial Civilization

[ifinnegan]

Science Alert?

This isn’t science.

[Rurudyne]

I believe it has been said that we should hope for intelligent life out there because there’s bugger all here on earth.

[BenLurkin]

sigh

[pas]

They could also come knocking and say we have not been responding to their probes. Do we want the extended planetary warranty?

[Red Badger]

How would we even know they were from the same place?...............

[NorthMountain]

This concept shows up in Science Fiction, occasionally. Star Trek had both and episode and a movie based on it (”Space Seed” and “The Wrath of Khan”). It also features heavily in the “Galaxy’s Edge” series of books. Other examples probably also exist.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Or imagine this. A probe arrives and returns information. Another probe arrives later saying Never mind

[NorthMountain]

When they both are labeled “Made in qewpoiqmcxz9870352.,m” ...

[Red Badger]

😁👌................................

[Red Badger]

The RAMA Series by Clarke.....................

[butlerweave]

Aliens love their Probes

[Magnum44]

I just came here for the probe jokes.

[gitmo]

So you get probed by the younger probe before you get probed by the old probe.

[Vaquero]

This is a twilight zone episode with Robert Lansing as an astronaut who returns to earth an old man.

[wally_bert]

Probeshield.

[Vaquero]

https://youtu.be/ALXZ2ElV8_U

[cgbg]

Most astronomers are looking for alien life in all the wrong places.

Advanced civilizations would disguise themselves as background radiation or primitive biology.

It would be foolish for them to disclose their existence to us until they choose to do so.

[twister881]

First probe to arrive: “We’re still waiting.”
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Second probe: “Send more Chuck Berry.”

[Bob434]

Speaking of reverse, I slept backerds last night and woke up yesterday morning and had to do the whole day over again