Hoffmeister
There is no spoon
Hi guys.
I recently saw a documentary, i think it was "are we alone in the universe" from channel 4 England (you can find it on 4OD or quicksilverscreen.com etc) that showed the very recent advances in technology that now allow us to look at stars very far away and tell how many planets they have around them, and whether any of these planets fit into what I think they called the green belt:- the thin area in which a planet can exist so that it is able to support life. By this i mean not too far away to be cold, and not too close to be hot.
A recent newspaper article i read comented on this and said that scientists are now using this data as a kind of cosmic 'Yellow pages' for SETI, so that instead of randomly scanning the sky, they can point the dishes at planets which they know have the potential for life.
Now surely one way to settle the Zeta riticuli theory for good would be for the scientists to use the new advancement in technology (which is basically done by detecting the gravity wobbles of the planets around the stars) to see if there are any planets around the supposed stars that the aliens that abducted Barney and Betty Hill.
Furthermore, we could get our old friend (or enemy depending on where you stand) Seth Shostak to point his dishes directly at them to see if we get any signals.
Its seems to me that this would be one way to settle the debate once and forall. Is it Zeta Riticuli or Zeta Ridiculi? Is Barney and Betty Hills story based on fact or is it as made up as Barney and Betty Rubble?
Personally i'm gunning for Stantons team as i think he's such a great character, but on the other hand I think Seths kind of quirky too.
NB: i think the documentary was the channel 4 one, but anyway if you look on the net you can find info on how they can check stars for habitable planets now
I recently saw a documentary, i think it was "are we alone in the universe" from channel 4 England (you can find it on 4OD or quicksilverscreen.com etc) that showed the very recent advances in technology that now allow us to look at stars very far away and tell how many planets they have around them, and whether any of these planets fit into what I think they called the green belt:- the thin area in which a planet can exist so that it is able to support life. By this i mean not too far away to be cold, and not too close to be hot.
A recent newspaper article i read comented on this and said that scientists are now using this data as a kind of cosmic 'Yellow pages' for SETI, so that instead of randomly scanning the sky, they can point the dishes at planets which they know have the potential for life.
Now surely one way to settle the Zeta riticuli theory for good would be for the scientists to use the new advancement in technology (which is basically done by detecting the gravity wobbles of the planets around the stars) to see if there are any planets around the supposed stars that the aliens that abducted Barney and Betty Hill.
Furthermore, we could get our old friend (or enemy depending on where you stand) Seth Shostak to point his dishes directly at them to see if we get any signals.
Its seems to me that this would be one way to settle the debate once and forall. Is it Zeta Riticuli or Zeta Ridiculi? Is Barney and Betty Hills story based on fact or is it as made up as Barney and Betty Rubble?
Personally i'm gunning for Stantons team as i think he's such a great character, but on the other hand I think Seths kind of quirky too.
NB: i think the documentary was the channel 4 one, but anyway if you look on the net you can find info on how they can check stars for habitable planets now