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Scouting the spectrum for interstellar travellers
Juan Carlos Garcia-Escartin, Pedro Chamorro-Posada Advanced civilizations capable of interstellar travel, if they exist, are likely to have advanced propulsion methods. Spaceships moving at high speeds would leave a particular signature which could be detected from Earth. We propose a search based on the properties of light reflecting from objects travelling at relativistic speeds. Based […]
The transit of Venus across the Sun
March 25, 2012
It’s a twice in a lifetime moment On 6 June, an event that takes place only four times every two centuries will enthral the world’s astronomers, as it has ever since the 1600s – but now it can provide priceless data in the hunt for habitable planets in deep space By Robin McKie A tiny […]
March 25, 2012
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