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08/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

IAC researcher proposes a new technomarker to detect alien civilizations

A Spanish researcher made an argument that the search for intelligent alien life should concentrate on looking for signs of a “Clarke Exobelt,” a densely populated belt of artificial satellites surrounding the home planet of a hypothetical advanced alien civilization. In his recently published paper, he believed that this technological marker could be spotted by […]

07/03/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Can small stars support alien life? An astrophysicist talks about the potential these exoplanets may have

Since the discovery of the first confirmed exoplanet in 1992, astronomers have found nearly 4,000 of these celestial bodies. Many of these planets orbit small stars like the numerous red dwarf stars. A Space.com article states that some of these exoplanets could support alien life despite the challenges posed by their parent star. Despite their […]

06/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Microbes from a toxic volcanic lake could hold clues to possible life on Mars

A volcanic lake in an active volcano is certainly one of the deadliest environments on Earth. Yet such a body of toxic acidic water in Costa Rica was recently found to contain microbes, and a Science Daily article states that these hardy bacteria can provide clues to the kind of alien life we might discover on Mars. Laguna […]

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