SETI

In late August, the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute revealed that they had detected a strange signal that was 94 light years away from Earth. During the time of the signal’s discovery, senior astronomer for SETI, Seth Shostak, could only describe the signal as “interesting”. However, he rhetorically asks, “Could it be another society sending a signal our way?” Shostak, like many other scientists who had heard about the mysterious SETI signal, had hoped for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth and its atmosphere. As it turned out, the signal was nothing more than interference from a military satellite. While the signal turned out to be a false alarm, it brings into question whether the benefits of an interaction with intelligent, extraterrestrial life outweigh the negative implications that come with meeting a vastly different group of individuals. The debate about whether there should be an active attempt to communicate with intelligent extraterrestrials is popular. However, I hope to introduce the discussion about why “differences” between two species would…

its atmosphere may have led to a public execution (like it did for astronomer, Giordano Bruno), the same belief is held by 54% of Americans today. Given the evidence gathered through advanced space exploration and technology, the scientific community, as well as the general population, is more inclined to believe in extraterrestrial life. However, something that is more debatable, is the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life. While there has been evidence that may imply small,…

Extraterrestrial is a rather self-explanatory term. Terrestrial is defined by Merriam-Webster as “relating to or occurring on Earth” stemming from the Latin word terra, meaning Earth. Extra, as a prefix, means “outside” or “beyond.” The two together from extraterrestrial, meaning occurring beyond Earth. However, the E in EI isn’t the hard part of the definition. The difficult portion is defining intelligence. What the average person defines as intelligence will more than likely be best suited…

In late August, SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Life Institute) revealed news of a peculiar signal found 94 light years away from Earth. SETI had hoped that this would be a crucial piece of evidence that revealed the presence of extraterrestrial life. However, only a few weeks after the initial announcement, the signal was debunked to be no more than an interference from a military satellite. While many scientists were disappointed by the news, it perhaps was the most favorable outcome of the…

Drake revolutionized the search for extraterrestrial life (SETI) by allowing us to associate a quantitative characteristic to a thought that once could only be pondered in a conceptual fashion. In regard to planetary communication, it not only allowed scientists to have a better idea of the chances of a successful communication, but also gave them insight on the specific way to transmit signals. The accuracy of this value did not necessarily have to be correct since all the scientists were…

was separated from his group while on a quest for food. It had been days since he had eaten. But lucky for Amosis he came across the city of Thebes. The people of the city welcomed him to stay. Amosis later got a job as a weapons craftsman since he was once in a hunter gatherer group of people. Amosis’s first customer came in to buy a weapon for a hunt he was going to go on. But when the customer saw Amosis, they both realized that they knew each other. They were from the same hunter gatherer…

Does life exist elsewhere in the universe? — One of the most fascinating and compelling questions, whose answer has eluded us since the moment we learnt about the cosmos. It could in fact help us understand our own existence. There are several probabilistic arguments that not only try to show the existence of life, but also the existence of communicative civilisations. Frank Drake formulated the Drake equation one of the most famous one of these models. Rather than evaluate and quantify the…

The idea Earth is hurtling through space as the sole bearer of life, of myriad species who have come and gone through millennia, presents a lonely view of the universe. Conversely, if the universe is biological in nature and life is an eventuality given correct parameters, it’s difficult to ignore the absence of evidence. Considering the age and size of the galaxy, there should be remains of long abandoned settlements, if not other life forms themselves. Despite being unsubstantiated, there…

Do Aliens Exist Do aliens exist? people have captured in pictures, and videos that there is proof. There have been many records of reports from people claiming to have seen or been abducted by aliens. There has been reports that when people have been abducted and been studied on and the people claim to have objects in their body There is enough evidence to prove that aliens exist For example, there is this huge event called the Roswell incident in which a ufo had crashed in a Roswell,…

Alien Vortex and Killer Sea Farts are alike and different in many ways. The articles explains some ideas about what the Bermuda Triangle is. The Bermuda Triangle is a body of water in the North Atlantic Ocean. This is not like any other bodies of water, The Bermuda Triangle is where many aircrafts and ships have randomly and mysteriously disappeared. Super natural events and methane gas are two theories of the Bermuda Triangle. The Alien Vortex talks about things other Killer Sea Farts. The…