Unexplainable How scientists are searching for aliens
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Feb 28, 2024 Scientists discuss their serious efforts to search for extraterrestrial intelligence, using massive antennas to detect potential alien signals. The podcast also explores the challenges of differentiating signals from natural phenomena and the optimism towards encountering extraterrestrial intelligence in our solar system.
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Separating UFOs from SETI Science
- UFO sightings are unlikely to be legit alien visits but rather pranks or misunderstandings.
- Serious scientific search for extraterrestrial intelligence exists separately from sensational UFO claims.
Listening Through Cosmic Noise
- The search for alien signals uses radio telescopes to listen for coherent, non-random patterns.
- Space is noisy with natural radio emissions, making it hard to distinguish alien signals from cosmic noise.
Detecting Alien Craft Visually
- Use advanced telescopes like the Vera Rubin Observatory to survey the solar system for unknown objects.
- Detecting an alien spacecraft would rely on identifying objects behaving unlike any natural phenomena.