Thursday, October 22, 2015

Alien Rumors (part 4)


Yet, if there are gigantic alien starships or space stations, the same factors that have caused astronomers to rule out natural causes also apply to the alien megastructure theory. If something is absorbing 20 percent of a star's light, that energy should be re-radiated as infrared wavelengths, plus, the structure is going to get really, really hot. So far, no extra infrared wavelengths have been detected. If the object was a giant Death-Star space-station, it should also have a consistent orbit causing the periodic dips in light as it passed in front of the star. At least my theory about a massive fleet of alien starships passes that test, right? Ultimately, the only way we can get closer to the answer is by repeated observations over a longer span of time, possibly using other telescopes to generate a cross-reference for collected data. Radio telescopes at SETI will also be used to listen for alien broadcasts that might be made from the star system. It's exciting that we may finally have somewhere specific to start looking, and listening, for extra-terrestrial life!

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