Stephen Hawking warned us about contacting aliens, but this astronomer says...
In 2010, physicist Stephen Hawking voiced concern about the possibility that we might contact extraterrestrial life by transmitting signals into space. However, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak told...
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The way we might protect ourselves from an exploding star could help us find...
Eventually, stars die — not with a whimper, but with a bang.When they do, there's the potential that any nearby planets could be devastated by destructive cosmic rays, potentially wiping out life on...
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Most of the universe has no way of knowing that we exist
Most of the aliens probably have no way of knowing that humans are on Earth.This is a comforting thought if extraterrestrials terrify you and a disappointing one if you can't wait to find ET. It also...
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At least a trillion alien civilizations have 'almost certainly existed' in...
Billionaire entrepreneur and founder of SpaceX Elon Musk often weighs on robots, Mars colonization, and aliens.On Sunday, his convictions about the existence of extraterrestrial life got a boost — this...
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This is what a top alien hunter would send if we found intelligent life in...
Imagine that you just discovered intelligent alien life. Now ponder what you would send their way.What would explain our world? What tone should we take — a peaceful one? Or something defensive to ward...
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Astronomers have detected an 'interesting' and possibly alien radio signal...
If it sounds too good to be true it probably is, goes the famous adage — and so it especially goes with claims of potential alien signals.Still, astronomers are puzzling over a powerful burst of energy...
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That 'interesting' and possibly alien radio signal probably came from our own...
Earlier this week, astronomers were puzzling over an allegedly powerful burst of energy that seems to have emanated from the star HD 164595, located some 94 light-years away in the constellation...
View ArticleStephen Hawking warned us about contacting aliens, but this astronomer says...
In 2010, physicist Stephen Hawking voiced concern about the possibility that we might contact extraterrestrial life by transmitting signals into space. However, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak told...
View ArticleThe government stopped funding the search for aliens — and this astronomer...
The SETI Institute uses large radio telescopes to scan the universe for signals of intelligent alien life. Although the organization has existed for decades, it still has yet to find anything that...
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Stephen Hawking's alien-hunting project is investigating strange signals from...
Astronomers have been analysing light signals from 2.5 million stars observed by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and have detected strange 'strobe-like' bursts coming from not one, but 234 stars.The pair...
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234 stars seem to be emitting alien-like signals
Too often, when we encounter a seemingly inexplicable occurrence in space, we automatically think Aha! Aliens!It's not exactly best practice to jump into declaring extraterrestrial life with a snap of...
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The way we might protect ourselves from an exploding star could help us find...
Eventually, stars die — not with a whimper, but with a bang.When they do, there's the potential that any nearby planets could be devastated by destructive cosmic rays, potentially wiping out life on...
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6 new mysterious radio signals have been detected coming from the same region...
Back in March, scientists detected 10 powerful bursts of radio signals coming from the same location in space. And now researchers have just picked up six more of the signals seemingly emanating from...
View ArticleStephen Hawking warned us about contacting aliens, but this astronomer says...
In 2010, physicist Stephen Hawking voiced concern about the possibility that we might contact extraterrestrial life by transmitting signals into space. However, SETI senior astronomer Seth Shostak told...
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A Russian tycoon's $100 million effort to listen for aliens has published its...
Yuri Milner began a $100 million effort to listen for aliens in 2015.It's called Breakthrough Listen, and it's a network of radio telescopes that target nearby stars and galaxies for 10 years.The first...
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Astronomers have detected 'strange signals' that may come from a star 11...
Astronomers say they've detected "strange signals" coming from the direction of a small, dim star located about 11 light-years from Earth.Researchers picked up the mysterious signals on May 12 using...
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Astronomers have solved the mystery of 'strange signals' that appeared to...
Astronomers who detected "strange signals" that appeared to come from a small, dim star have finally gotten to the bottom of the mystery.Researchers first picked up what they now call the "Weird!"...
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Astronomers are listening for alien signals from a weird object that's flying...
Astronomers recently detected a strange, cigar-shaped object passing through the solar system.Called 'Oumuamua, it appears to be a metal-rich asteroid that comes from another star system.Just in case...
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An alien hunter explains why extraterrestrial visitors are unlikely — despite...
The US Department of Defense reportedly funded a program to investigate unidentified flying objects (UFOs).One of the program's contractors said this year that he is "absolutely convinced" aliens...
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Smart aliens might live within 33,000 light-years of Earth. A new study...
The universe has so many galaxies, stars, planets, and moons that many scientists believe intelligent aliens should exist within detectable range of Earth.Still, human searches for extraterrestrial...
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