Monday, March 9, 2015

Alien Contact (part 1)


Signals in space were discovered in 2010, but were quickly dismissed as magnetic noise from distant stars, as “stellar bursts.” However, these signals have been re-examined recently, and astronomers are arriving at a different conclusion: these signals could be coming from a planet that might be in the “Goldilocks Zone,” meaning that it is just the right distance from its star--not too hot or too cold—it is potentially capable of supporting life. The planet is known in the scientific community at Gliese 581d, is twice the size of earth, and is 20 light years distance away. It might be a while before we can visit to confirm the presence of life, but if we could, what exactly is our protocol for the discovery of life on another planet?

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