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Mankind must abandon earth or face extinction: Hawking

Mankind's only chance of long-term survival lies in colonising space, as humans drain Earth of resources and face a terrifying array of new threats, warned British scientist Stephen Hawking on Monday.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Aug 09, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (68) | comments 437

NASA scientist finds 'alien life' fossils

A NASA scientist's claim that he found tiny fossils of alien life in the remnants of a meteorite has stirred both excitement and skepticism, and is being closely reviewed by 100 experts.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 06, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (50) | comments 85

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

Scientists suggest protocol for messaging to aliens

(PhysOrg.com) -- In 1974, humans broadcast the first message targeted at extraterrestrial life using the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The message, which was aimed at the globular star cluster M13 ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 04, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (42) | comments 140 | with audio podcast feature

NASA spots 54 potentially life-friendly planets

An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, including more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in the habitable zone.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (37) | comments 30

The Eerie Silence

Why have we not made contact with aliens after so many years searching the depths of space? The Eerie Silence, a new book by SETI researcher Paul Davies, provides a fresh and thoughtful look at this question.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (36) | comments 71 | with audio podcast

NASA creates buzz with 'extraterrestrial' announcement

The US space agency has created a buzz with its announcement of a press conference Thursday to discuss a scientific finding that relates to the hunt for life beyond the planet Earth.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (35) | comments 41

ASU cosmologist suggests studying moon for alien artifacts

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you were part of a team sent to explore an unknown planet; and that planet had a natural orbiting moon, wouldn’t it make sense to use that moon as a base camp or remote observation ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (36) | comments 163 | with audio podcast weblog

Evidence for ET is mounting daily, but not prove

(AP) -- Lately, a handful of new discoveries make it seem more likely that we are not alone - that there is life somewhere else in the universe.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (32) | comments 47

Is calling E.T. a smart move?

In 2008, NASA beamed the Beatles song "Across the Universe" into deep space, sending a message of peace to any extraterrestrial who happens to be in the region of Polaris, also called the North Star, in 2439.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 29, 2010 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (36) | comments 81

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

Bacteria can grow under extreme gravity: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that bacteria is capable of growing under gravity more than 400,000 times that of Earth and gives evidence that the th ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (22) | comments 43 | with audio podcast report

Seeing the Closest Aliens Will Take Centuries

As telescopes become more advanced, we’ll be able to see more details about planets orbiting other stars - including indications that those planets have life. However, it would probably take many centuries ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 29, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (21) | comments 30 | with audio podcast

How would humans respond to first contact from an alien world?

According to Star Trek lore, it is only 51 years until humans encounter their first contact with an alien species. In the movie “Star Trek: First Contact,” on April 5, 2063, Vulcans pay a visit to ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 06, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (22) | comments 118

Scientists weigh in on Stephen Hawking's alien warning

Famed physicist Stephen Hawking set off chatter in late April when he posited the existence of intelligent aliens on his new TV series, "Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking" -- adding that it would be best for human beings ...

Other Sciences / Other

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (18) | comments 15