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New ET Search Method: Planetary Heat Signatures
Until recently, one of the ultimate mysteries of the universe -- how many
civilizations may exist on planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way Galaxy -- relied on the possibility of detecting intelligent beings by
radio signals. Now a team of astronomers, engineers, and physicists from the University of Hawaii, the University of Freiburg, and elsewhere has proposed a new and powerful technique to search for intelligent life.
Rather than looking for radio waves, the team suggests searching for the heat
signatures of nearby planets, which requires a giant telescope that
could detect infrared radiation directly from an exoplanet, thus
revealing the presence of a civilization.
http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/2013/06/new-et-search-method-planetary-heat.html
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Glenn A. Walsh, Project Director,
Friends of the Zeiss < http://friendsofthezeiss.org >
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SpaceWatchtower Blog: < http://spacewatchtower.blogspot.com/ >
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