Anthropologist reveals a potentially big flaw in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). Source: https://www.livescience.com/human-biases-can-cloud-seti-research.html
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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:…
Scientists map a pulsar for the 1st time
Using a revolutionary X-ray telescope aboard the International Space Station, scientists have finally created the 1st pulsar surface “map.” It shows odd hot spots and suggests that pulsar magnetic fields are more complicated than anyone had assumed. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/pulsar-surface-map-hot-spots-size-mass-j0030-nicer…
SETI Institute celebrates 35 years of hunting ET
The research organization is today celebrating 35 years of searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Founded in Mountain View, California … Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/332226/seti-institute-celebrates-35-years-of-hunting-et…
Breakthrough Listen and TESS team up for SETI
In an exciting new collaboration, Breakthrough Listen and NASA’s exoplanet-hunting mission TESS are teaming up in the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/breakthrough-listen-tess-collaboration-for-seti…
With NASA telescope on board, search for intelligent aliens ‘more credible’
Astronomers dedicated to the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) have announced a new collaboration with scientists working on a NASA telescope. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-nasa-telescope-board-intelligent-aliens.html…
Humans May Be the Only Intelligent Life in the Universe, If Evolution Has Anything to Say
A look at 4.5 billion years of Earth’s history tells us that intelligence, including extraterrestrial intelligence, is unlikely to evolve. Source: https://www.livescience.com/evolution-says-humans-only-intelligent-life.html
Aliens May Have Bugged Co-Orbital Space Rocks To Spy On Earth, Scientist Says
dryriver shared this article from NBC News’ science blog Mach: Picture this: A hundred million years ago, an advanced civilization detects strange signatures of life on a blue-green planet not so far away from their home in the Milky Way. They try sending signals, but whatever’s marching around on that unknown world isn’t responding. So, the curious galactic explorers try something…
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…