News tagged with alien civilization

An alien code close to home: Seeking ET beyond the radio silence

Any intelligent extraterrestrial life that exists probably won't announce itself by blowing up the White House, or win over the hearts of children as a lovable alien with a glowing finger. Many scientists ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (19) | comments 97 | with audio podcast

Aalien mining

In what is starting to become a familiar theme, researchers have speculated on what types of observational data from distant planetary systems might indicate the presence of an alien civilization, in this ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (6) | comments 11

Refining the search for what's 'out there'

Gregory Benford, his brother James and his nephew Dominic decided to combine their knowledge of astrophysics, space, microwaves and economics to look at the search for extraterrestrial life from a money perspective. They ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 65

Finding frugal aliens: 'Benford beacons' concept could refocus search for intelligent extraterrestrial life

(PhysOrg.com) -- For 50 years, humans have scanned the skies with radio telescopes for distant electronic signals indicating the existence of intelligent alien life. The search — centered at the SETI Institute ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 20, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (30) | comments 39 | with audio podcast

Galactic Colonization Limited By The Inability To Expand Exponentially

(PhysOrg.com) -- For more than 50 years, many have taken the so-called Fermi Paradox to indicate that the existence of intelligent alien civilizations is an impossibility. However, a recent re-examination ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (52) | comments 92 weblog