Astronomers are gearing up to search the cosmos for signs of technologically advanced alien civilizations. The new search, which is being undertaken a… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337756/nasa-funds-hunt-for-alien-technosignatures…
Tag: Alien civilizations
Scientists Say Most Likely Number of Contactable Alien Civilizations Is 36
An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: They may not be little green men. They may not arrive in a vast spaceship. But according to new calculations there could be more than 30 intelligent civilizations in our galaxy today capable of communicating with others. In 1961 the astronomer Frank Drake proposed what became known as the Drake equation, setting…
Are there really 36 alien civilizations out there? Well, maybe.
A new calculation posits that there are 36 intelligent alien civilizations sharing the Milky Way with humanity today, but it relies on some big assumptions. Source: https://www.livescience.com/how-many-alien-civilizations-exist.html
Will SETI 2.0 lead to a discovery of intelligent aliens?
2020 has been an exciting year so far for SETI – the search for extraterrestrial life – in terms of new technological developments and strategies. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/seti-breakthrough-listen-new-technologies-and-strategies…
Goldilocks stars best for alien life?
A new research study suggests that K-type dwarf stars (smaller and cooler than our sun) are the best place to search for alien life. These stars are not too hot, not too cool, and not too violent for life to evolve. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/goldilocks-stars-g-k-dwarfs-best-for-alien-life…
Top 9 EarthSky stories of 2019
From the 1st landing on the moon’s far side to the 1st actual image of a black hole, here’s a quick roundup of 9 of the stories our readers enjoyed most in 2019. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/top-9-stories-of-2019…
Missing Stars Could Point To Alien Civilizations, Scientists Say
Astronomers compared old views of the sky with what we see today and found that at least 100 stars appear to have vanished, or were perhaps covered up. While they’ve seen no signs of aliens just yet, they say parts of space where multiple stars seem to disappear could be the best places to look for extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). CNET reports:…
Astronomer probes idea of ET ‘lurkers’
What would an extraterrestrial intelligence need to observe Earth, long-term, from nearby? Materials, a firm anchor, concealment? Earth’s co-orbital objects, or quasi-satellites, might be the ideal place to “lurk.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/alien-lurker-probes-co-orbital-asteroids-earth…
Advanced Alien Civilizations May Produce ‘Technosignatures’ That We Could Find, Experts Say
If life evolved the same way elsewhere in the cosmos as it did on our planet, could we find it by the technological traces such civilizations might leave behind? Source: https://www.livescience.com/search-for-technosignatures.html