Jun 21 2011
Monster Chinese Telescope the Next ET Hunter?
In radio astronomy, the bigger the telescope, the better. And the next big Chinese telescope is expected to blow the competition out of the water.
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Jun 20 2011
Thunder Could Help Track Lightning on Titan
Lightning has never been detected in Titan's atmosphere, but one scientist is designing an instrument to track thunder that could reveal lightning activity.
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Jun 08 2011
Could Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Nurture Alien Life?
The nearest form of extraterrestrial life in the solar system may be "only" a billion miles away.
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May 31 2011
Arsenic Life: Fact or Fiction?
Scientists debate evidence, or lack thereof, for a microorganism with arsenic-laced DNA.
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May 20 2011
Was Roswell ‘Flying Saucer’ Mystery a Soviet Plot?
According to a new book, the Roswell incident of 1947 wasn't a crashed flying saucer, it was an elaborate Soviet plot to cause mass panic in the U.S.
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May 19 2011
Black Hole Driven Starships Might Ply the Galaxy
A super-civilization might build black holes for numerous mega-engineering projects. Interstellar travel and colonization would be a natural spinoff.
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May 13 2011
Could Kepler Detect Alien Artifacts?
Could the Kepler planet-hunting space telescope stumble upon an extraterrestrial civilization's attempt at interstellar communication via a giant orbiting billboard?
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May 12 2011
Could Atmospheric Hydrogen Incubate Alien Life?
Life on an exoplanet beyond a star's habitable zone would be pretty chilly, but what if that world had an atmosphere rich in hydrogen? Well, it could make the ideal warm blanket.
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May 10 2011
Space Religion: Mormonism and the Final Frontier
Former NASA administrator James C. Fletcher played a crucial role in the first three decades of human space exploration. To what extent did his Mormon faith fuel his enthusiasm?
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Apr 30 2011
Super-Civilizations Might Live Off Black Holes
It's time to think far outside of the box regarding our preconceptions of how to find extraterrestrial civilizations.
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