Even though it's not exactly certain at this point that life exists on other worlds, astronomers are already planning to detect advanced civilizations, maybe similar to our own in advancements. There are numerous proposed methods of scanning exoplanets for signs of life, ranging from establishing the chirality, ... |
19 October 2009
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Light pollution, a phenomenon endemic to all large cities of the world, may also be the root cause for increasingly difficult amateur astronomical observations in previous pristine areas, such as Death Valley, in California. Famous for its tar-black skies, the region has been a magnet for telescope wielders for many ... |
28 December 2008
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The Australian National University is making an appeal to the inhabitants of all cities across Australia to turn off all lights this Saturday, between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m., in order to raise the awareness of the link between the energy consumption around the world and global warming effects. Amateur astronomers will hav... |
26 March 2008
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