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Strange Signal Comes From Alien Planet, Scientist Says
Fox News ^ | October 11th, 2010

Posted on 10/11/2010 12:56:43 PM PDT by TaraP

The recent discovery of Gliese 581g, an alien planet in the habitable zone of another star, has been an exciting development for scientists probing the galaxy for signs of extraterrestrial life. At least one claim of a possible signal from the planet has already surfaced – and been met with harsh skepticism among the science community.

Following the Sept. 29 announcement of the discovery of Gliese 581g, astronomer Ragbir Bhathal, a scientist at the University of Western Sydney, claimed to have detected a suspicious pulse of light nearly two years ago, that came from the same area of the galaxy as the location of Gliese 581g, according to the U.K.'s Daily Mail online. [Alien Planet Gliese581g: FAQ]

Bhathal is a member of the Australian chapter of SETI, a non-profit scientific organization that is dedicated to research, exploration and education in the field of astrobiology.

"Whenever there's a clear night, I go up to the observatory and do a run on some of the celestial objects," Bhathal told the Daily Mail. "Looking at one of these objects, we found this signal. We found this very sharp signal, sort of a laser lookalike thing which is the sort of thing we're looking for – a very sharp spike. And that is what we found."

Still, there are some scientists who are skeptical of Bhathal's assertion.

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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: et; gliese581g; waroftheworlds
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To: JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows

Intergalactic techno rap radio broadcasts. Great.


61 posted on 10/11/2010 1:48:05 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: Red Badger
Didn't read the book, just saw the movie. I've been an astronomy buff since I was a little tyke. They ARE out there, probably in uncounted numbers, and all wondering and anticipating ‘contact’ just like we do.
62 posted on 10/11/2010 1:48:49 PM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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To: kingu
Besides, it's far more likely that it's Al Gore they're looking for.

Why? Did he bilk them out of trillions of dollars with the globalist warming scare schtick too?!!!

63 posted on 10/11/2010 1:50:56 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
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To: a fool in paradise

64 posted on 10/11/2010 1:52:55 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: JPG

The movie was a waste of time. The book was completely different. There were 5, IIRC, scientists who took a trip to the other side of the universe, came back and only an hour or so had passed. They met “people” there who took the form of someone they each highly respected.

The message was: We know you are here. We are busy trying to save the Universe from collapsing. The Quasars are us doing experiments. We will check back with you periodically.

There was no water involved, it was more like a subway car or airport tram. It was much more intriguing in the book because it was written by a scientist, not a Hollywood director with a budget to adhere to....


65 posted on 10/11/2010 1:56:04 PM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him in his MY FAVES.............)
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To: TaraP

66 posted on 10/11/2010 1:57:28 PM PDT by OB1kNOb (Obama: I hate Presidenting. Everyone treats me like a dog. Doctor: Sorry to hear it, now roll over.)
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To: Red Badger
Thanks, now on my ‘to read’ list.
67 posted on 10/11/2010 1:58:50 PM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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To: Political Junkie Too
"We are planning the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system."

DON'T PANIC!
68 posted on 10/11/2010 2:05:00 PM PDT by mmichaels1970
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To: TaraP

They be lookin’ for Ray Charles;)


69 posted on 10/11/2010 2:11:00 PM PDT by sodpoodle (Despair; man's surrender. Laughter; God's redemption.)
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To: TaraP
Astronomer Ragbir Bhathal, claimed to have detected a suspicious pulse of light nearly two years ago

The Alien From Planet X

70 posted on 10/11/2010 2:11:14 PM PDT by Slyfox
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To: TaraP

What we need for this is more cowbell!


71 posted on 10/11/2010 2:20:51 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: mmichaels1970

Vogons are calling! Where’s Zaphod Beeblebrox when you need him?


72 posted on 10/11/2010 2:22:39 PM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: TaraP

Oh, dear Lord, not the non-existent denizens of the flare-star planet again!


73 posted on 10/11/2010 3:15:01 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer
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To: cripplecreek
Make that 490 planets found with zero earthlike planets

And if the Rare Earth hypothesis is correct, we won't find a single one in our galaxy. The only thing close will be a planet capable of supporting bacteria or algae.

I support the Rare Earth hypothesis, regardless of how much flak I get from FReepers.

74 posted on 10/11/2010 3:25:15 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer
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To: JPG
They ARE out there, probably in uncounted numbers, and all wondering and anticipating ‘contact’ just like we do.

Nonsense. Fairy-tale stories. Mathematically, there probably isn't another Earth in our galaxy, and maybe even the whole universe.

75 posted on 10/11/2010 3:30:14 PM PDT by backwoods-engineer
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To: backwoods-engineer
Mathematically, there probably isn't another Earth in our galaxy, and maybe even the whole universe.

Flat earth thinking. Do have any faintest concept of the unimaginably huge number of galaxies there are in just the "known" universe? It's a bigger number than most people can mentally picture.

Do you realize how many billions of stars are in each and every one of those countless galaxies?

And further, most, if not ALL of those stars likely have planetary systems, which increases the number of worlds to a truly incomprehensible number.

"Mathematically"? My friend, the mathematical odds of life existing elsewhere in the universe are staggeringly huge.

76 posted on 10/11/2010 3:54:15 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: backwoods-engineer
Interesting take you have on life in the universe. If we're it it sure seems like a whole lot of wasted space. In any event, to you be your way of thinking and to me be mine.
77 posted on 10/11/2010 4:18:44 PM PDT by JPG (Sarah Palin says: "Buck-up or get out of the truck.")
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To: Frantzie

He’s stayed out past his curfew. Time for the little monster to come home.


78 posted on 10/11/2010 4:57:07 PM PDT by WAW (Which enumerated power?)
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To: Windflier

The Drake equation put the chance at developing life as 1 in 100. The chances of a single protein molecule forming into a polypeptide is 1 in 100 trillion trillion, and since the simplest life would require hundreds of thousands of these, the chance for life to arrive through abiogenesis would be several THOUSAND orders of magnitude smaller than what the Drake equation postulates.


79 posted on 10/11/2010 10:51:18 PM PDT by Kevmo (So America gets what America deserves - the destruction of its Constitution. ~Leo Donofrio, 6/1/09)
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To: Kevmo
...the chance for life to arrive through abiogenesis would be several THOUSAND orders of magnitude smaller than what the Drake equation postulates.

Pardon if I don't quite track with you. It's late, and I'm getting a bit fuzzy.

Are you suggesting that the chances of life arising elsewhere in the universe are less likely, or more likely?

For the record, I believe that life doesn't arise anywhere all on its own. I also believe that it is ubiquitous throughout the universe. Those are my beliefs.

80 posted on 10/11/2010 11:02:17 PM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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