SETI: Rummaging in the Data — Centauri Dreams
Image: A panoramic image of the Milky Way. Could we use spectroscopic data from surveys already conducted to find evidence of other civilizations? Credit: Photopic Sky Survey. SETI: Rummaging in the...
View ArticleG-Class Outliers: Musings on Intelligent Life — Centauri Dreams
Image: Time windows for complex and microbial life on Earth analogue planets orbiting Sun-like stars (F(7), G and K(1) stars) during their main sequence lifetimes. Assuming that the processes leading...
View ArticleThe Last Pictures: Contemporary Pessimism and Hope for the Future — Centauri...
Image: Launch of EchoStar XVI. Credit: Space Systems Loral/International Launch Services. The Last Pictures: Contemporary Pessimism and Hope for the Future by PAUL GILSTER on JANUARY 18, 2013 Sending...
View ArticleNo Alien Signals Detected in Kepler SETI Search : Discovery News
ALIEN LIFE & EXOPLANETS No Alien Signals Detected in Kepler SETI Search FEB 7, 2013 03:10 PM ET // BY IAN O’NEILL In an effort to search for intelligent extraterrestrials, SETI astronomers have...
View ArticleIntelligent Alien Civilizations Rarer than One in a Million — Astrobiology...
Artist impression of planets around the distant star KOI-872. Credit: Courtesy Southwest Research Institute Intelligent Alien Civilizations Rarer than One in a Million Source: University of California...
View ArticleFrom the ‘X Files’: Ghostly Bok Globules –Possible Habitats for Sentient ET...
February 13, 2013 From the ‘X Files’: Ghostly Bok Globules –Possible Habitats for Sentient ET Machines? Ghostly NGC 1999, a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion, shows a remarkable jet-black...
View ArticleCultural Diffusion and SETI — Centauri Dreams
Image: Cargo cults reacted to advanced technology by trying to emulate it with their own tools, a reminder of the perils of contact between widely different cultures. Cultural Diffusion and SETI by...
View ArticleIs Anyone Home in Cygnus? | astrobites
Is Anyone Home in Cygnus? BY NICK BALLERING ? FEBRUARY 26, 2013 ? POST A COMMENT FILED UNDER ASTROBIOLOGY, EXOPLANETS, KEPLER, OBSERVATIONS, RADIO ASTRONOMY Title: A 1.1 to 1.9 GHz SETI Survey of the...
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