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out with a whimper

New Scientist Breaking News - Strange new object found at edge of Solar System

A large object has been found beyond Pluto travelling in an orbit tilted by 47 degrees to most other bodies in the solar system. Astronomers are at a loss to explain why the object's orbit is so off-kilter while being almost circular.

[blah blah astrophysics blah ...]

These traits make the object, nicknamed "Buffy" after the US television series about a vampire slayer, hard to explain. "Maybe Buffy is going to be a bit of a theory slayer," Allen told New Scientist. ...

I'm not saying that they're necessarily coming to eat our brains, but aren't you gonna feel a little silly declaring a global emergency because the Buffyians have invaded?