Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:
g STARS - The unusual "knot" in the bright, narrow ribbon of neutral atoms emanating in from the boundary between our solar system and interstellar space appears to have "untied," according to a paper published online in the Journal of Geophysical Research. See article.
g ABODES - After spending decades searching for alien planets capable of harboring life, astronomers may have found one. So how can they check to see if life actually exists on this alien world? See article.
g LIFE - It might seem obvious that a dinosaur's leg bone connects to the hip bone, but what came between the bones has been less obvious. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri and Ohio University have found that dinosaurs had thick layers of cartilage in their joints, which means they may have been considerably taller than previously thought. See article.
g MESSAGE - Here's a neat National Geographic interview of Seth Shostak, a senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, about the search for extraterrestrial intelligences. See article. This article is from 2003.
g COSMICUS - A team led by a North Carolina State University researcher has shown that water-gel-based solar devices - "artificial leaves" - can act like solar cells to produce electricity. The findings prove the concept for making solar cells that more closely mimic nature. They also have the potential to be less expensive and more environmentally friendly than the current standard-bearer: silicon-based solar cells. See article.
g LEARNING - Here's a neat interactive Web site for kids: "Are Humans All Alone in the Universe?" In the program, kids get to search for ET - and learn some principles of science along the way. See article.
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Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here's today's news:
g STARS - What is the habitable zone for the nearby star Lalande 21185?
g ABODES - A new study suggests that "megacryometeors" could possibly be new signs of climate change. See article.
g LIFE - Once considered a barren plain with the odd hydrothermal vent, the seafloor appears to be teeming with microbial life, according to a paper being published May 29 in Nature. See article.
g INTELLIGENCE - At least part of the mystery of Stonehenge may have now been solved: It was from the beginning a monument to the dead. See article.
g MESSAGE - Among the most important SETI work is being done at Harvard University. Here's the Harvard SETI home page. See article.
g COSMICUS -A satellite radio that carries signals and commands to the Mars Phoenix lander has restarted, ending a one-day delay in the robotic explorer's deployment on the Martian surface. See article.
g LEARNING - What are SETI scientists doing to foment the study and understanding of astrobiology in our schools? See article.
g IMAGINING - Bad news for the NASA Administrator - the Space Shuttle has blown up again. But this time the cause is not foam-fretted tiles, it's alien hitchhikers. That's right: aggressive extraterrestrials have bummed a rocket ride to Earth to take over our planet. It's a familiar theme, indeed, but there's a silver lining to this interstellar cloud: the invaders are doing it for your own good. See article.
Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. You may notice that this and future entries are shorter than usual; career, family and book deal commitments have forced me to cut back some of my projects. Now, here's today's news:
g STARS - A new study indicates that spiral galaxies, like the Milky Way, evolve in shape over time. The finding is providing important information about the history of our galaxy and the conditions in which our solar system may have formed. See article.
g ABODES -NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft has filmed the Moon transiting Earth from 31 million miles away. The event is now being used to develop techniques for studying alien worlds. See article.
g LIFE - Scientists have discovered fibers from ancient organisms preserved inside salt crystals in New Mexico. The surprising finding could help astrobiologists search for signs of life on other planets. See article.
g MESSAGE -In SETI program planning, higher priority should be given in the near-term to those probe and artifact searches which can be carried out quickly and inexpensively, in preference to larger more expensive beacon searches which should be mounted in the decades ahead. See article.
g COSMICUS - Quote of the Day: "The finer part of mankind will, in all likelihood, never perish - they will migrate from sun to sun as they go out. And so there is no end to life, to intellect and the perfection of humanity. Its progress is everlasting." - Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
g LEARNING - In the history of science and technology, there is an infrequent combination of empirical discoveries, theories and technology developments converge that make it possible to recognize a new discipline. See article.
g AFTERMATH - Aftermath Here's an interesting book for some astrobiological reading: "After Contact: The Human Response to Extraterrestrial Life"by Albert A. Harrison. Read some reviews.
Recently we have reported
SIRIUS Documentary : The Next Step in Disclosure
SIRIUS Disclosure Documentary New Trailer Released
Now in latest development, according to media reports Sirius documentry also features the discovery of an alleged humanoid body whose DNA has been sequenced and found to be of an "unknown classification."
Photos of the being were released on Wednesday April 3, 2012 with the announcement of the Hollywood premiere of the film scheduled for later this month. It was also announced that the film is narrated by actor Thomas Jane, who is known to have in interest in UFOs.
Atacama Humanoid as seen in the film, 'Sirius' (Credit: S.T.A.R. Research)
Atacama Humanoid X-Ray (Credit: S.T.A.R. Research)
One of the most shocking claims put forth in the film is that they have obtained, "paradigm shifting physical evidence of a medically and scientifically analyzed DNA sequenced humanoid creature of unknown classification found in the Atacama desert, Chile."
According to the filmmakers the credentials of the group of scientists and the medical team behind this claim are "eye-opening." They believe that the announcement of their discovery could be "potentially profound and historical."
The film also includes numerous Government and Military witnesses to UFO and ET secrecy. It also explains the connection to Free Energy and provides not only the vision of contact with ET civilizations as regularly witnessed by the CE-5 contact teams.
Welcome! "Alien Life" tracks the latest discoveries and thoughts in the various elements of the famous Drake Equation. Here's today's news:g ABODES - A phenomenon known as "magnetic reconnection" is responsible for much of the space weather that affects Earth. NASA is now preparing a new mission dedicated to studying this dynamic magnetic system and its influence on our planet. See article.g LIFE - New research has outlined a case of convergent evolution in two lichen species from separate continents. The study is helping scientists understand mechanisms behind the evolution of life. See article.g INTELLIGENCE - The human eye long ago solved a problem common to both digital and film cameras: how to get good contrast in an image while also capturing faint detail. See article.g MESSAGE - The sad shut down of SETI due to lack of funding brings a major halt to the search for aliens, unplugging the voice and ears which have been doing the search until now. But perhaps we should start thinking outside the box, and start looking for aliens in more exotic places. See article.g LEARNING - NASA has made available for the public a new online collection of images of our solar system and locations on Earth where astrobiology researchers travel to conduct field research. Read this blogger's books
