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As our technology becomes more advanced, and we become smarter, and star-gazers begin to ask the right questions, more earth-like planets are being discovered. With these discoveries come the possibilities of other life forms, and uncovering the answer to Enrico Fermi’s question: Where is everyone? Newly discovered exoplanets—like Proxima b and the seven Trappist-1 planets—have teased us with […]
Panspermia or The Great Filter May Answer Fermi’s Paradox
We may never have an answer to the Fermi Paradox but possibilities are endless, hypotheses are abundant, and options are thought provoking. Last blog considered self-destruction as an answer to Enrico Fermi’s question: Where are they? They meaning extraterrestrial life forms. Today we take a look at two popular explanations as to where they are. The Great […]
The Fermi Paradox: Seven New Planets
The Spitzer Space Telescope located seven new Earth-sized planets, NASA announced February 22, 2017. It is the first known system of its size to orbit a single star. Three of the planets are located in the habitable zone—the area around the parent star where we might find planets with liquid water. Water could mean life. With this discovery, a revisit […]
Starseeds, Do They Exist?
(Updated January 31, 2020. Click here for updated version.) A Definition of Starseeds Carl Sagan, a much noted and quoted American astronomer, said: We are star stuff which has taken its destiny into its own hands. In the Bible, John 17:16 says: They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. There […]
Are the Stars We See Dead?
Fairly easy question. Appears to be some conflicting data out there. But as always, it’s necessary to ask the right question. So is my question: Are the stars we see dead? Or is my question: Are we looking at a star’s past when we search the skies for answers? Here’s what I found. Reality #1 […]