Technological Signatures on Free-Floating or Non-Habitable PlanetsIt is customary to search for signs of life on rocky planets in the habitable zone of their host star. There, the planet’s surface is not…3h ago3h ago
The Galileo Project Agrees with Elon Musk About the Need to Search for Remnants of Alien…In a new recording of the “Verdict” podcast with Senator Ted Cruz, Elon Musk said: “Well, I suppose I have the philosophy of curiosity. I…2d ago42d ago4
Could Scientists be Anti-Science?Science offers an opportunity to learn something new by collecting new data. Acquiring the data requires money and equipment. The problem…3d ago133d ago13
Is Time Continuous?The ancient Greek philosopher Zeno of Elea, who lived between 495–430 BC, came up with the arrow paradox about motion and the continuity of…4d ago84d ago8
“Down to Earth” Benefits of Looking Up at the SkyIn Oscar Wilde’s play “Lady Windermere’s Fan,” Lord Darlington observes: “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the…5d ago5d ago
Commemorating Past Civilizations in the Milky-WayIn about a billion years, the Sun is forecasted to brighten up and turn the Earth into a desert like Mars. Based on the star formation…Mar 1513Mar 1513
Are the Lost Soviet Spacecraft Venera 2 and the Dark Comet 2005 VL1 Different Objects?For the reason that koalas should not be classified as monkeys without a visible tail, spacecraft should not be classified as dark comets…Mar 131Mar 131
Betrayal of Scientific Objectivity by the News MediaOn March 11, 2025, Cosmos Magazine published an article by Lauren Fuge about the scientific expedition to retrieve materials from the…Mar 1211Mar 1211
Will Artificial Intelligence Win Over Natural Stupidity?My career in astrophysics started in 1987, when John Bahcall offered me a five-year postdoctoral fellowship at Princeton’s Institute for…Mar 1014Mar 1014
The Dark Age of ScienceNames do not constitute knowledge. However, some scientists enjoy the illusion that they know something about things by giving them names…Mar 919Mar 919