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When a massive star in the Milky Way's Ophiuchus constellation blew up, it spread rays of light so bright, that they exceeded the brilliance of Mars when they reached Earth, in 1604. Within a few days of the first sighting, the light source was even brighter than Jupiter.
This amazing image was collected using... |
30 December 2011
05:52 GMT |
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Experts from Arizona and Pennsylvania propose that the Moon and Mars may represent excellent places to start searching for alien artifacts. These objects may have been left behind by space probes or other spacecraft that may have visited our solar system a long time ago.
Both these celestial bodies have surfaces th... |
27 December 2011
08:26 GMT |
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If we are serious about searching for extraterrestrial intelligence, then we should significantly widen our area of research, say experts. They explain that most efforts are currently focused on worlds that look just like our own, and add that this approach is very limiting.
With recent studies showing that liquid ... |
22 November 2011
09:40 GMT |
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Interestingly enough, the US federal government actually answered a couple of petitions from the general public, inquiring as to whether American authorities ever established contact with alien civilizations. The answer, as expected, is no. “The U.S. government has no evidence that any life exists outside our p... |
8 November 2011
04:48 GMT |
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When humankind decided to send its coordinates into space, aboard gold disks installed on the Pioneer space probes, many started wondering whether a potential alien civilizations may have sent a similar call into space. Two experts now provide an explanation for why we heard nothing from aliens. The reasoning in itse... |
7 November 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Two researchers recently published a new scientific paper, arguing that intelligent lifeforms on other planets could reveal their presence to use through the lights their cities emit. While the proposal has a lot of merit, it's also worth remembering that it operates on an important assumption.
In order for the... |
4 November 2011
03:26 GMT |
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Discovering artifacts left behind by intelligent extraterrestrial civilizations is a nearly-impossible task. While he does not doubt that aliens exist, British physicist Stephen Wolfram says identifying even some of their signals is close to impossible due to a variety of issues. The first and most important it that ... |
25 August 2011
10:06 GMT |
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A Russian expert recently announced in a press conference that he believes our species will meet with an alien race as soon as two decades. Astronomer Andrei Finkelstein made the announcement during a meeting that was held on June 27. He is convinced that extraterrestrial intelligence exists, and that our two civiliz... |
30 June 2011
03:12 GMT |
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Due to lack of funding, the Allen Telescope Array (ATA) has been put into what experts at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are calling a safe mode. This means that the equipment at the northern California site will be kept minimally operational, by a heavily reduced staff. This measure ensures that... |
26 April 2011
09:37 GMT |
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A team of astronomers has just proposed a new explanation for the Fermi Paradox, which is the contradiction between the hypothesized number of alien worlds that may exist in the Universe and the lack of evidence we detect to support this estimate. Experts now believe they know why this happens. Basic calculations sho... |
19 April 2011
04:43 GMT |
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Last year saw the heating up of an interesting controversy between proponents and opponents to the idea of sending out radio signals in an attempt to contact alien civilizations. Since then, experts in the international scientific community haven't stopped talking about it.
There are many aspects to consider... |
7 February 2011
02:21 GMT |
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For several years now, experts have been wondering about how religious people would react if they learned about the existence of life on other planets. According to scientists and theologians, this would not be enough to shake their faith.
Most likely, they say, religious people will begin to wonder whether Jesus... |
25 January 2011
02:21 GMT |
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I personally find it a bit peculiar that, lately, a lot of talk has been going on in the international astronomical community about the possible existence of life in other places in the Universe. Those rumors are about to get a new boost, as experts announce the discovery of what could very well be the fingerprint of... |
12 January 2011
10:58 GMT |
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Given the wealth of recent studies showing that it wouldn't be at all impossible for other planets to host forms of life, it stands to reason that the international scientific community has began wondering whether actually going out of our way to contact extraterrestrial civilizations is indeed the way to go.For... |
10 January 2011
10:53 GMT |
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Investigators who search for signs of extraterrestrial activities and intelligence in the Universe are ready to start listening in again on distant worlds that were first surveyed some 50 years ago. At the time, the first search for radio signals emanating from other civilizations ended up with no tangible results, b... |
11 November 2010
02:16 GMT |
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The United Nations is about to appoint an ambassador for alien affairs, who will be in charge of greeting extraterrestrial visitors when and if they come to Earth.The organization is very likely to propose that astrophysicist Mazlan Othman takes this position. Her main responsibilities will be to initiate contact wit... |
27 September 2010
06:13 GMT |
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Experts working at the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute in Mountain View, California, announced on Sunday that we may find alien life within a quarter of a century.According to SETI senior astronomers Seth Shostak, who spoke at the SETI conference over the weekend, proof that intelligent extr... |
17 August 2010
05:23 GMT |
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Some 60 years ago, respected Italian physicist Enrico Fermi set forth a very interesting problem. He asked the international scientific community to explain why we cannot see alien civilizations, if they exist somewhere in the Universe. The expert believed that we should be able to see signs of other intelligent life... |
26 July 2010
05:49 GMT |
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A large number of experts participated recently at the Astrobiology Science Conference, which was held near Houston, Texas. At the meeting, scientists and NASA representatives spoke about the challenges still ahead in discovering forms of life on other planet, both in our solar system and beyond. The participants als... |
29 April 2010
03:34 GMT |
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Years ago, several radio signals containing information about the Earth and the human race were sent into deep space. Astronomers hope that someone, or something, will pick them up on the other side of the Universe, and realize that they are not alone. But, while contacting aliens would arguably be the most important... |
1 April 2010
09:33 GMT |
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Over the years, numerous initiatives that sought to find alien civilizations have appeared around the world. These groups benefit from powerful telescopes and transmitters and constantly broadcast messages that contain our location into deep-space. But for a while, some voices have been arguing that the codes sent in... |
24 November 2009
07:06 GMT |
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Unknowingly, when looking at certain stars with special features, we might be witnessing message transmission attempts from other civilizations, researchers claim. Since mankind first came up with the idea that space might be too big just for us or that maybe God hasn't wasted all the universe just on terr... |
12 September 2008
11:11 GMT |
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