Space and astronomy news
A new study by a team of researchers from the Future of Humanity Institute argues that the reason we haven’t detected any aliens is because they are currently sleeping.
In a presentation at Breakthrough Discuss, astrophysicist Dr. Berdyugina explained how methods used to study stars could be used to determine the presence of plants on other planets.
Elon Musk blew our minds when he suggested that it’s highly likely we’re all living in a computer simulation. Seriously? Why would he think this, and how could we tell if it’s true?
A growing list of scientists believe life on Earth only came about because of a lucky series of evolutionary accidents, a long list of improbable events that just happened to come together at the right time and will never be repeated. Is it possible they are right and we are all there is?
Highly unlikely.
It’s tempting to think that life is plentiful in the Universe, if only we could locate it. But a pair of researchers using Bayesian analysis have poured cold water on that idea.
With all the attention Breakthrough Starshot has been getting some are wondering if Alpha Cantauri is the best place to mount an interstellar mission
Astronomers at the SETI institute (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) have reported their findings after monitoring the reputed megastructure-encompassed star KIC 8462852. No significant radio signals were detected in observations carried out from the Allen Telescope Array between October 15-30th (nearly 12 hours each day). However, there are caveats, namely that the sensitivity and frequency range were limited, and …
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Is our 13.8 billion year old universe actually in its death throes? Poor Universe, its demise announced right in it’s prime. At only 13.8 billion years old, when you peer across the multiverse it’s barely middle age. And yet, it sadly dwindles here in hospice. Is it a Galactus infestation? The Unicronabetes? Time to let …
Beam us up, Scotty. There’s no signs of intelligent life out there. At least, no obvious signs, according to a recent survey performed by researchers at Penn State University. After reviewing data taken by the NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) space telescope of over 100,000 galaxies, there appears to be little evidence that advanced, …
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In a series of new studies, Harvard astronomers show that hypervelocity stars are common in our Universe and could be the means through which life is spread from galaxy to galaxy.