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NASA Is Quietly Funding a Hunt for Alien Megastructures
Detecting 'technosignatures' such as hypothetical Dyson spheres in space could lead us to extraterrestrial life, and now NASA is funding the search.
We Should Look for Star-Sized Supercomputers to Find Aliens, This Researcher Says
Computers powered by entire stars, built by alien civilizations, might be a tell-tale sign of extraterrestrial intelligence, says Anders Sandberg of Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute.
Researchers Think Megastructures Can Help Seed Life Throughout the Galaxy
When you think of "conservation," you probably don't imagine blowing up Jupiter and building an energy-harvesting megastructure.
Our Favorite Hypothetical Alien Megastructures
We turn to science, science fiction, and hypotheses between the two, to speculate what could be floating around mystery star KIC 8462852.
The Wow! Signal Is The Strongest Candidate For an Alien Radio Transmission Yet
'Cosmos' didn't mention this mysterious radio signal in last night's episode, but it's still our best shot for an intergalactic chat sesh. For now.
Forget Wimpy Plans and NIMBYs, Let's Solve the Energy Crisis by Blowing Up Mercury
With all the squabbling about oil killing us all, climate change screwing with polar bears, nuclear plants "falling apart":http://motherboard.vice.com/2011/7/1/u-s-nuclear-reactors-are-past-their-expiration-date--2, solar panels sucking on a cloudy day...