aliens
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How We Go Looking For Life On Other Planets
There are, as best we can estimate, hundreds of billions of galaxies in the universe. (There may be more.) Average galaxies carry the weight of hundreds of billions of stars. If a habitable planet whirls around just one star in every million, the number of worlds which could harbour life would number in the quadrillions.…
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Alien Probes Could Already Be In Our Solar System According To Maths
If you’ve been trying to recall what makes theoretical maths super fun, here’s a reminder. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh published a paper in the International Journal of Astrobiology that examines how long it would take Voyager-sized probes to bop around the Milky Way and eventually encounter our solar system. The answer is not…
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Today’s Google Doodle Is An Awesome Alien Point-And-Click Adventure
Is there life out there in the universe? 66 years ago today, mankind may or may not have been visited by extraterrestrials in a little town called Roswell. Google is marking the day with a fantastic point-and-click game in your browser.
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Does Alien Life Really Exist?
Many people believe that we’re not alone in the universe. But is that just wishful thinking or is there a reasonable scientific basis for such a view?