Wednesday, November 02, 2011

If we find other civilizations, what will we say to them?

If we find other civilizations, what will we say to them? 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 new theory suggests that doughnut-shaped dust around supermassive black holes could be the result of high speed crashes between planets and asteroids. See article.
g Cosmicus - On Nov. 8th, the asteroid 2005 YU55 will safely fly past Earth slightly closer than the Moon's orbit. Scientists will be watching it from Earth, gathering new data about the small space rock. See article.
g Aftermath - If we find other civilizations, what will we say to them? Crafting a message that represents Earth and humanity and can be understood by another life form is no minor endeavor. SETI Institute psychologist Douglas Vakoch has been charged with this formidable task, and has enlisted the help of mathematicians, artists, astronomers and anthropologists. Hear the messages he helped compose and learn about the thinking behind them .

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