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Nothing gets the astronomical pulse racing more than the thought that there may be extra terrestrial life. So scientist's are understandably excited about the evidence that liquid water may be present on Saturn's moon. The moon under the radar is Enceladus. Plumes of water vapor and ice are being ejected at supersonic speeds from the surface. Mathematical models of the emissions suggest the water...
Many people have heard of SETI; the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence project. How people can donate their computer's CPU time to run scientific tests that analyze audio data from space. It turns out that Grid Computing, a way for scientists to send your computer World Units may be a good way to benefit everyone. The idea is debatable but more and more projects are starting. One project is...
There is no reason to believe that we would have a common point of discussion about science or mathematics with intelligent extra-terrestrial life-forms. Or so says André Kukla in his now not-so-recent (I started writing this a while back) BJPS article, worth reading in full if you’ve access through your institution or someone else’s, & [...]
TED has announced its three 2009 prize winners: Jill Cornell Tarter, the woman leading the world's search for extra-terrestrial life Sylvia Earle, the deep-sea explorer who's spent her life campaigning for the oceans José Antonio Abreu the maestro who's transformed...
If there is extra-terrestrial life “out there” and we are not alone in the universe I hope it is ignoring the puerile, self-serving, egotistical and irresponsible publicity seeking bullshit being beamed out from Planet Earth. In the latest example, the “social networking” website Bebo has, according to the Press Association, used celebrity faces to communicate with [...]
There are few times you hear about a revolution in our approach to a problem. For years great people have been searching for extra-terrestrial intelligence (SETI) but now the WETI institute are taking a different approach. Rather than spend millions of pounds or dollars actively searching for extra-terrestrial intelligence, why not just wait for it to come and find us. This approach is much more cost...
Astronomy or astrology? Astrobiology or exobiology? Many astronomy terms are similar, causing confusion � what are the differences between these common terms?
If we received a message from an extraterrestrial civilization, would we necessarily realize it? SETI has long scanned the skies for evidence of alien transmissions, while others have proposed a hunt for physical artifacts sent by our distant neighbors. But neutrino physicists at the University of Hawaii have proposed yet another possibility: that humans have already received an extraterrestrial communication,...
[Goin' fishin'...Why is it so hard to get out of town? (One problem is that, in my case, "herding cats" isn't just a metaphor.)] [Here's a guest kit from Nick Mott, a young journalist working at National Geographic.] By Nick Mott The scientific search for extra-terrestrial life has taken a Hollywood twist. Just like some of my favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits, it turns out...
Taxpayers are shelling out over $17 billion for more than 11,000 Congressional earmarks in FY 2008. One such project is a $1.6 million earmark in this year’s defense spending bill. The money is going to the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a program that searches for evidence of life elsewhere in the universe. That alien pork project is just one example of how elected officials use...
Dean points to an interesting article by physicist and Science Fiction author David Brin, concerning the politics in the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) community, and the concerns some scientists have over new METI (Messages to Extraterrestrial Intelligence) efforts,...
“In the deepest sense the search for extraterrestrial intelligence is the search for ourselves.” –Carl Sagan The impending budget cuts (cutting funding from $10.4 million to a possible $4 million over the next three years) for the Arecibo Observatory have caused the folks at SETI to mobilize and ask for your help. What is Arecibo? Other [...]
The Aribeco Observatory — the world's largest radio telescope — is an essential tool for basic scientific research. It's the home base for SETI, the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence, and the source of data for the SETI@home program . Founded in 1963, the Puertan Rican facility is well known for its affiliation with Cornell University and the late Carl Sagan , who used its 1000-foot-wide dish...
