Posted on 08/26/2025 10:24:30 AM PDT by BenLurkin
For decades, astronomers have searched for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes and optical instruments, scanning the skies for artificial signals. Now, researchers are taking a different approach, this time looking much closer to home for alien artefacts that might already be in our Solar System.
A new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society describes an innovative method for detecting potential extraterrestrial probes near Earth. Their approach; to use Earth's shadow as a natural filter to eliminate interference from human-made satellites and space debris.
Modern skies are cluttered with thousands of satellites and millions of pieces of reflective debris, making it extremely difficult to spot anything unusual.
This 'contamination' poses a major challenge for anyone trying to identify non human objects in space. Lead researcher Beatriz Villarroel from Stockholm University and her international team needed a way to filter out this noise.
This is why they turned to the Earth's shadow. Every night, Earth casts a cone-shaped shadow into space where direct sunlight cannot reflect off satellites or debris.
This creates an ideal 'clean' search zone. The shadow's base spans roughly 8-9 degrees for objects at geosynchronous orbit, about 35,700 kilometers (22,200 miles) above Earth.
(Excerpt) Read more at sciencealert.com ...
Is that one under your bed...???
Might have one under my bed...!!!
Just like some of the illegal trespassers, the aliens are probably hiding in the massive homeless camps in San Francisco, Lost Angeless, Portland, etc.
Novel approach. look for lights in the sky at night when it is dark.
It’s even more sinister than that.......https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F4c%2Fe8%2F3e%2F4ce83e7542f3970958e75313d9d05a04.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=13d252a7428a7853dcbb013319be886422fe5ed177c1d274c769459ac5e98619
“Scientists” are determined to make witch doctors look like geniuses.
Jesus, would you be so gracious and open the eyes of stupid people, and turn them to the reality of your resurrection?
Don’t want no alien probes.
“Novel approach. look for lights in the sky at night when it is dark.”
Obviously, the article is above your paygrade.
Cartman agrees!
I’ma disrobe you
Then I’ma probe you
See I abducted you
So I tell you what to do
I tell you what to do, what to do, what to do
Kiss me, ki-ki-kiss me
Infect me with your loving
Fill me with your poison
Take me, ta-ta-take me
Wanna be your victim
Ready for abduction
Because everyone knows there are no satellites or space debris at night.
This will go down in history as the modern version of making gold out of lead into gold.
lol, What part of the concept of sarcasm do you not understand?
Have they ever stopped to consider that aliens could have a base on the Sun? But, they only go there at night when it is not so hot?
“Because everyone knows there are no satellites or space debris at night.”
lol...
Nice.
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