3I/ATLAS (also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) and, formerly, A11pl3Z) is the third interstellar object (ISO), following 1I/‘Oumuamua and 2I/Borisov, to be discovered during a passage through the Solar System. The […]
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New SwRI Laboratory To Study The Origins Of Planetary Systems
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has created a new space science laboratory to enhance our understanding of the origins of planetary systems. SwRI’s Nebular Origins of the Universe Research (NOUR) Laboratory […]
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Optical SETI At ESO In The 2040s
The searches for other life and for intelligence are fundamental problems that science faces today. Most searches so far have been focused on radio, but optical laser communication is an […]
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Breakthrough Listen Observations Of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
The interstellar object 3I/ATLAS was discovered on July 1, 2025. There is currently no evidence to suggest that it is anything other than a natural astrophysical object. However, given the […]
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SETI/CETI Tricorder Tech: Tapping Into Whale Talk
Say you want to listen in on a group of super-intelligent aliens whose language you don’t understand, and whose spaceship only flies by Earth once an hour. It’s not unlike […]
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The Eschatian Hypothesis
The history of astronomical discovery shows that many of the most detectable phenomena, especially detection firsts, are not typical members of their broader class, but rather rare, extreme cases with […]
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Microlensing Signatures Of Dyson Sphere-like Structures Around Primordial Black Holes As Technosignatures Of Extraterrestrial Advanced Civilizations
We investigate the microlensing detectability of extraterrestrial technosignatures originating from Dyson sphere – like structures, such as Dyson Swarms surrounding primordial black holes (PBHs).
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Projections of Earth’s Technosphere: Strategies For Observing Technosignatures On Terrestrial Exoplanets
The search for technosignatures — remotely detectable evidence of extraterrestrial technology — draws upon examples from the recent history of Earth as well as projections of Earth’s technosphere.
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On Bayesian Inference Considerations And Other Issues Concerning Drake’s Equation Of Astrosociobiology
Speculation about the existence of advanced forms of life in the Universe and in our galaxy, has been since ever a subject of fascination and discussion in fiction, as well […]
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The Exospace Weather Frontier
Space weather is among the most powerful and least understood forces shaping planetary atmospheres. In our Solar System, we observe its effects directly: atmospheric escape, chemical disruption, and spectacular auroral […]