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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight60 Million Stars and Not One Alien Detected
Astrobiologists with the Breakthrough Listen project have released the preliminary results of a SETI survey, in which the team hunted for radio signals along a line of sight that extends toward the galactic center. The search for extraterrestrial radio signals is now in its seventh decade, and we have yet to find any trace of … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightWhat We Know About the Intriguing Radio Signal From Our Neighbor Star
Researchers with the Breakthrough Listen project have detected a curious signal originating from Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun. The signal has been designated as a possible alien transmission, but like so many examples in the past, this latest detection is probably another dead end. Scientists with the $100 million Breakthrough Listen project, … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight900-Ton Platform Threatens to Crush Famed Arecibo Observatory Dish
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is in an exceptionally precarious state following the recent failure of two support cables, placing the future of this renowned facility in doubt. As we feared, the situation at Arecibo appears to be dire. With two support cables gone, the 900-ton platform located directly above the dish is now … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightSecond Cable Fails at Arecibo, Causing Even More Damage to Famed SETI Dish
Another cable has fallen onto the reflector dish at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, in yet another frustrating setback for this beloved facility. The main support cable of the Arecibo Observatory failed and fell onto the dish below at 7:30 p.m. Puerto Rico time on Friday November 6, reports UCF Today. The extent of … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightAliens From These Worlds Could Be Watching Us Right Now
Since the 1990s, astronomers have catalogued more than 3,000 exoplanets using a fairly basic detection technique known as the transit method. But what if aliens are using the same technique to spy on us? A team of astronomers is now exploring this very exciting—if not totally terrifying—possibility. The title of the new paper, published in … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightAnother Sweeping Search for Aliens Comes Up Short
A groundbreaking survey of over 10 million star systems has failed to detect signs of extraterrestrial intelligence. Astronomers working with the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) radio telescope in Western Australia were unable to detect alien technosignatures while surveying millions of star systems in the Vela constellation, according to new research published in Publications of the … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightDamaged SETI Observatory Could Be Sidelined for Months
The iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico was damaged last week when a large cable fell onto the radio telescope’s main reflector dish. We’re now learning more about this unfortunate incident, including how long it might take until the beleaguered observatory is back online. During the early morning of Monday August 10, a thick auxiliary … Continued
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ScienceSpace & Spaceflight
Famed SETI Observatory Wrecked After Cable Breaks
The Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is currently out of commission after a thick support cable fell onto the dish, creating a large gash. It’s yet another setback for the beloved science facility, which hasn’t fully recovered from the devastation of Hurricane Maria. At around 2:45 a.m. local time on Monday August 10, a three-inch … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightScientists Made a List of Every Place Aliens Could Be Hiding
A team searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence has put together an Exotica Catalog, which lists every known type of celestial object, regardless of whether we understand it or not. The Exotica Catalog was put together by researchers from Breakthrough Listen, a decade-long program seeking to find signs of intelligent life in the universe. It … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightResearch Casts Doubt on Elliptical Galaxies Being Cradles of Intelligent Life
We live inside a spiral galaxy, but one school of thought suggests oval-shaped elliptical galaxies are most likely to host intelligent civilizations. A new paper tries to overturn this assumption by applying a classic philosophical technique used by scientists for centuries. New research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society questions the life-supporting … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightThe Search for Aliens Is About to Get a Serious Upgrade
Construction is set to begin for a large telescopic array dedicated to detecting natural and artificial sources of optical and infrared light. Once operational, the system, called PANOSETI, will be capable of scanning the entire sky, significantly boosting our chances of detecting alien laser signals. In development since 2018, PANOSETI, which stands for Pulsed All-sky … Continued
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ScienceSpace & SpaceflightWeird ‘Vanishing Stars’ Could Potentially Be Aliens, Study Claims
A comparative analysis of historical and contemporary astronomical data has resulted in the discovery of approximately 100 star-like objects that unexpectedly vanished. These strange occurrences are likely natural, but scientists say alien technology is a remote possibility. They start off as dim red dots in the night sky. But then they start to get brighter—anywhere … Continued
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Tech NewsPoll: Slightly Over Half of People in the UK Want to Get Us All Killed by Aliens, Probably
Slightly over half of people in the UK believe that if the Earth received communications from an extraterrestrial, then the human species should collectively act like huge dumbasses and respond, according to a University of Oxford poll cited by Sky News on Tuesday. Perhaps it was not emphasized enough that if the UK received an … Continued
By Tom McKay
