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 – A nice review of great achievements in astronomy during the past year appears at New Scientist’s Web site. See article.
g Abodes – The world's biggest earthquake in almost four years, measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale, was registered off the coast of Australia's southern island state of Tasmania yesterday. See article.
g Life – What part does mistletoe play in evolution on our planet? Well, it’s not just for kissing. See article.
g Intelligence – Presuming the Star of Bethlehem isn’t just a metaphor, what astronomical event some 2000 years ago could account for it? See article.
g Message – If ET ever phones us, would we recognize the call as anything other than random noise or a star? See article. Note: This article is a couple of weeks old.
g Cosmicus – New research recently has begun to examine the use of superconducting magnet technology to protect astronauts from radiation during long-duration space flights, such as an interplanetary mission to Mars. See article.
g Learning – Hopefully you received (or gave!) some great astronomy gifts this holiday season. Astronomy.com offers a nice collection of articles introducing newcomers to the field, such as how to read star maps and how to use that new telescope. See article.
g Imagining – There’s a fun discussion going on in the iscifistory.com forums about the possibility of hybrid extraterrestrials, specifically Mr. Spock of “Star Trek” fame. See discussion.
g Aftermath – We measure our place in the universe based on the part of it we sense around us. See article.
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