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G-HAT (Glimpsing Heat from Alien Technologies)

Posted on April 16, 2015 by

For those interested in the post about finding advanced civilizations in other galaxies by their heat emissions, Paul Gilster at Centauri Dreams has a write up about the study, including links to additional material as well as the actual paper. I found that … Continue reading →

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Searching for advanced civilizations in other galaxies: 50 possible candidates found?

Posted on April 15, 2015 by

At first, this article seems like a bit of a downer: Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies — ScienceDaily. After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced life, a team of scientists has … Continue reading →

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How far away is the closest extraterrestrial civilization?

Posted on January 23, 2014 by

First, let me be clear on what I’m talking about: intelligent aliens with an advanced civilization.  This is a different question than extraterrestrial life in general.  For life in general, particularly simple life, I’d be surprised if we’d have to … Continue reading →

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