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2021
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Is 'Oumuamua Alien Technology?
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Three years ago, we detected the first interstellar object passing through the Solar System, `Oumuamua. Ever since, astronomers have been debating the origins of this strange body. .. show full overview
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Discovery of a Strange New World
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Perhaps it's a part of what makes us human, to explore the next frontier, to seek out new worlds... Today, we're excited to share a new planet discovered outside of our Solar System by .. show full overview
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Alien Mirages and Martian Canals
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A century ago, many thought Mars was scored by a canal system constructed by an advanced civilization - an idea championed by astronomer Percival Lowell. Why? How did an astronomer come .. show full overview
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The Drake Equation After Sixty Years | Part 1 of 2
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Sixty years ago Frank Drake wrote down an equation that has become one of the most famous in astronomy - the Drake Equation. This formula, aiming to estimate the number of alien .. show full overview
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The Birth-Death Drake Equation | Part 2 of 2
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Welcome to Part Two of our deep dive into the Drake Equation. In the second part, we explore the temporal aspect of the Drake Equation and how it illuminates a path towards an .. show full overview
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A MILLION MPH
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How fast are you moving? Remarkably you are moving, by some definitions, around a million miles per hour. But, why don't we feel this motion? Is this speed useful in some way? And what .. show full overview
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Black Swans & The "Wow" Signal
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Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: http://ow.ly/x8l230rIoRs - thank you to our sponsors! New research! One-offs... there's something about them, whether it be .. show full overview
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How Big Is The Universe?
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Is the Universe infinite? Or does it somehow fold in on itself? And if so in what shape? Join us today as explore the size of the Universe. Written and presented by Prof David Kipping, .. show full overview
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The Red Sky Paradox
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Visit our sponsor, Brilliant.org: https://brilliant.org/CoolWorlds New research! Join us today as we discuss a new research paper just published in the Proceedings of the National .. show full overview
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Is It Possible to Learn The Language of Planets?
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Could we learn to "speak planet"? Computational linguistics is now found in your smart phone, car and speakers, making sense of our speech and text. Could these same algorithms make .. show full overview
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What If Intelligence Re-Emerges?
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Visit our sponsor, Brilliant.org: https://brilliant.org/CoolWorlds. Astronomers are on a quest to search for life in the Universe. Two different pathways lay ahead for this hunt, .. show full overview
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Why Origami May Be The Secret to Finding Exomoons
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Visit our sponsor, MorningBrew at https://bit.ly/mbcoolworlds New research from the Cool Worlds Lab! Join us to learn about a new technique we've developed to search for exomoons - .. show full overview
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The Star That Can't Exist
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Visit our sponsor, Brilliant.org: https://brilliant.org/CoolWorlds The cosmos is littered with blue and red stars... but curiously no green ones. Why? Is this a fundamental constraint .. show full overview
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Are Alien "Lurkers" Watching You?
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Is the Solar System Special?
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Why We Haven't Found Any Earth-Like Planets
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Original Title: 50 Lost Earths