Tagged with SETI

Take me to your Congress

In galactic tourism news, the House Science and Technology committee reaffirmed that space aliens are welcome here, as long as they park elsewhere. The committee held a hearing to discuss human-extraterrestrial relations and their impact on tax and environmental policy. "The public is … Continue reading →

A winning smile

In extraterrestrial reality news, the moon Enceladus has been crowned the winner of this season of America's Next Top Candidate for Life. The judges were impressed with her Superior Lake size. "It almost seems to touch her silicate core!" commented judge Jonathan Lunine. "Enceladus is a very … Continue reading →

Bad news on the (new) horizon

In wasted space news, a group of calling themselves the New Horizons Message Initiative is proposing to replicate the space spam of the Lone Signal Project, only much slower. The New Horizons probe (pictured above) was launched in January 2006 to survey Pluto and the surrounding area. Seven … Continue reading →

To futility and beyond

In space laser news, Austrian scientists believe that extraterrestrials are throwing photons at us, and are trying to catch them in the act. Astronomers have long believed that alien civilizations love to shoot laser beams at Earth. Some have scientific purposes, like figuring out when … Continue reading →