We Finally Know Exactly Where to Look for Aliens

Weekend Edition

This weekend’s stories include Is the Universe a Black Hole and Is There a "missing law" for evolution in the universe?

Humans Are Ready to Find Alien Life--We finally have the tools we need. Now scientists just need to watch and wait because we finally know exactly where to look for aliens, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

A "missing law" for evolution in the universe?--"The law could help to explain the emergence of complex systems around us — from the arrangements of stars into galaxies to the complex chemistries of atmospheres on planets to the countless forms of life and more — and predict how others, like AI, might change over time."

How Amazon became the first tech giant in space--Jeff Bezos' quest to put the extra-terrestrial in e-commerce--"Apple, Meta, and Google have all mulled businesses based on satellites orbiting the Earth, but last week Amazon became the first tech giant to actually begin operating computers in space.

How did the universe's elements form? explores Paul Sutter for Space,com--The journey of the elements starts in the earliest moments of the Big Bang, when our universe was only a few seconds to a few minutes old.

Is the Universe a Black Hole?--Astrophysicists from Australian National University present an overview of the thermal history of our Universe and the sequence of objects (e.g., protons, planets, and galaxies) that condensed out of the background as the Universe expanded and cooled. Their comprehensive pedagogical plots draw attention to the triangular regions forbidden by general relativity and quantum uncertainty, and help navigate the relationship between gravity and quantum mechanics. Their plot of all objects also seems to suggest that the Universe is a black hole.

Black holes could come in 'perfect pairs' in an ever expanding universe, argues scientists at the University of Southampton. In a Universe which is constantly moving, pairs of black holes exist in harmony in an ever expanding universe, perhaps masquerading as one?

Curated by The Galaxy Report Editorial Staff