SETI
Are we Ready for Contact?
A common criticism of science is its quick decision to experiment, without thinking about whether or not it should. While…
Kepler Has Found the First Earth-Sized Exoplanet in a Habitable Zone!
It's truly a "eureka" moment for Kepler scientists: the first rocky Earth-sized world has been found in a star's habitable…
Inside the Drake Equation: A Chat with Frank Drake
This interview with Frank Drake -- sometimes called the Father of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence – was recorded in…
Novel Strategy May Help Target Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life
Discovering life beyond Earth might just be the holy grail of science. And even though we have yet to find…
A Tale of a Lost Moon: Hubble Spies Neptune’s Moons and Its Rings
"That's no moon..." -B. Kenobi But in this case, it is... a lost moon of Neptune not seen since its…
A Fine Pair of Lunar Occultations for North America This Weekend
Heads up, North American residents: our Moon is about to blot out two naked eye stars on Friday and Saturday…
How Could We Find Aliens? The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
In a previous video, I talked about the Fermi Paradox. Our Universe is big, and it’s been around for a…
Water-Trapped Worlds Possible Around Red Dwarf Stars?
Hunters of alien life may have a new and unsuspected niche to scout out. A recent paper submitted by Associate…
How to Pay for That Latte on the Moon? PayPal Has a Plan
In Star Trek lore, money doesn’t exist in the 24th century. But sometime in the 21st century, when we (hopefully)…
Lone Signal: First Continous Message Beacon to Find and Say Hello to an Extraterrestrial Civilization
Although scientists have been listening for years to search for indications of other sentient life in the Universe, just a…