technosignatures

Could We Detect an Alien Civilization Trying to Warm Their Planet?Could We Detect an Alien Civilization Trying to Warm Their Planet?

Could We Detect an Alien Civilization Trying to Warm Their Planet?

Humanity is facing an atmospheric threat of our own device, and our internecine squabbles are hampering our ability to neutralize…

8 months ago
Moon Lander Detects Technosignatures Coming from EarthMoon Lander Detects Technosignatures Coming from Earth

Moon Lander Detects Technosignatures Coming from Earth

The search for life has to be one of the most talked about questions in science. The question is, what…

8 months ago
Could Alien Solar Panels Be Technosignatures?Could Alien Solar Panels Be Technosignatures?

Could Alien Solar Panels Be Technosignatures?

If alien technological civilizations exist, they almost certainly use solar energy. Along with wind, it's the cleanest, most accessible form…

9 months ago
Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson SpheresAstronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres

Astronomers are on the Hunt for Dyson Spheres

There's something poetic about humanity's attempt to detect other civilizations somewhere in the Milky Way's expanse. There's also something futile…

10 months ago
Breakthrough Listen Scans Entire Galaxies for Signals From Extremely Advanced CivilizationsBreakthrough Listen Scans Entire Galaxies for Signals From Extremely Advanced Civilizations

Breakthrough Listen Scans Entire Galaxies for Signals From Extremely Advanced Civilizations

In 1960, Dr. Frank Drake led the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) experiment at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory…

1 year ago
Why Build Megastructures? Just Move Planets Around to Make Habitable WorldsWhy Build Megastructures? Just Move Planets Around to Make Habitable Worlds

Why Build Megastructures? Just Move Planets Around to Make Habitable Worlds

A new study recommends we stop looking for megastructures and start searching for advanced civilizations who have moved multiple planets…

1 year ago
Could We Find Aliens Terraforming Other Worlds?Could We Find Aliens Terraforming Other Worlds?

Could We Find Aliens Terraforming Other Worlds?

The first early humans to use fire had no inkling of what it would lead to. Fire was one of…

1 year ago
Want to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine LearningWant to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine Learning

Want to Find UFOs? That's a Job for Machine Learning

A new study shows how hyperspectral imaging and AI could help in the study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP).

2 years ago
Astronomers Scan the Skies for Nanosecond Pulses of Light From Interstellar CivilizationsAstronomers Scan the Skies for Nanosecond Pulses of Light From Interstellar Civilizations

Astronomers Scan the Skies for Nanosecond Pulses of Light From Interstellar Civilizations

The VERITAS Collaboration and Breakthrough Listen just released the results of the first year of their survey for optical technosignatures.

2 years ago
A Lack of Alien Signals Actually Tells Us a LotA Lack of Alien Signals Actually Tells Us a Lot

A Lack of Alien Signals Actually Tells Us a Lot

In a  recent study published in The Astronomical Journal, a researcher from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) discusses…

2 years ago