Snooping On Alien Messages Passing Through The Solar System - Universe Today

Scientists in the past have proposed using our sun as a telescope, after a fashion, with the Fast Outgoing Cyclopean Astronomical Lens endeavor. Rather than spying on our neighbors, Nick Tusay and his team at Penn State suggest using the same but for electromagnetic signals passing through our neighborhood according to Laurence Tognetti. Fancy gadgets and high-falutin' science might not be necessary considering Scientists Have Picked Up A Radio Signal 'Heartbeat' Billions Of Light-Years Away. Rather than a 'one-and-done' like other fast radio bursts, this signal is potentially the first of many cosmic 'Old Faithfuls'. Since the outlet is NPR, Ayana Archie doesn't raise the specter of you-know-who. Amidst our search for extraterrestrial civilizations, Thomas Moynihan suggests looking down as Insect 'Civilisations' Recast Our Place In The Universe. While this editor isn't particularly keen on civilisation being in quotes, there's much to consider with astronomer Harlow Shapley's fascination with ants and the question, "Is this really intelligence?" From there one heads down a fascinating rabbit, or ant, hole raising other existential questions illustrating how unready humanity is for first contact. (CS)

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