Thursday, June 17, 2010

Why we’ll find ET on Europa first and lessons awaiting us from the perspective of space

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 - In the novel and film 2010, when the Monolith builders force Jupiter into nuclear ignition they also program poor put-upon HAL to broadcast, non-stop, "All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there." In the novel and film “2010,” when the Monolith builders force Jupiter into nuclear ignition they also program poor put-upon HAL to broadcast, non-stop, "All these worlds are yours except Europa. Attempt no landings there.” See article.
g Life - A new study shows that humans and tiny aquatic animals known as rotifers have something important in common when it comes to sex. See article.
g Message - Here’s a quick, easy to understand primer to SETI’s radio searches and the Fermi Paradox.
g Cosmicus - Apollo 8 first snapped a picture of the Earth “rising” above the Moon in the late 1960s. That picture showed us that the Earth is a precious cradle indeed, and the modern ecology movement was launched (coincidentally?) during that same time. What other lessons await us from the perspective of space? Perhaps it’s time we ventured out again and found out. See article. Note: This essay is from 2006.

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