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antennae look like bug eyes with little 
dishes on the ends. It doesn’t look like 
anything a human would design. 
“Where’s it from?” you ask.
“I’m gonna be honest with you, Kiran. I don’t know. 
It’s not like anything I have ever seen or even read 
about.”
“So, Doctor Kumar… could it be… alien?” You feel 
stupid for asking as soon as the words are out of 
your mouth but his expression is still serious.
“I really think there is a possibility it could be. I’m 
going to show it to some experts.”
You look at all the data in front of you. You notice 
that on the radio telescope there is a big spike on 
the graph at a certain frequency. You point it out to 
Doctor Kumar.
“Oh, right. That’s interesting. It must be 
broadcasting something on that wavelength. 
Let me look up what they are used for… Oh my 
goodness! That’s the one used by the internet 
The screen flashes up ‘Executing slew…’ and you 
feel some vague vibrations coming through the 
equipment. Outside, several large telescopes 
and dishes are all moving together. You see a 
timer counting down until the object will be in 
position and you think ‘come on… come on…’ as 
the telescopes take seemingly forever to line up. 
Finally, with just three seconds to spare, the screen 
says ‘Alignment achieved’ before a moment later 
‘Object acquired. Tracking commenced’. You tell 
Doctor Kumar.
“That’s great Kiran. Well done. Right, I’m bringing 
up your displays on my screen…”
His voice trails away as you both stare. You were 
expecting some asteroid that had been captured 
by the Moon’s gravity. Instead, you hear yourself 
say, “That’s a spaceship.”
Dr Kumar sounds hoarse as he replies, “It’s too 
small. Well, too small for people to be inside it. But 
you’re right. It is some kind of spacecraft or probe.”
It looks like a bug. It has mechanical arms and the 

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