Recent content by fermifan

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    The loss of dark skies is so painful, astronomers coined a new term for it

    It is so very devastating to me that I must look outside my window and instead of seeing darkness dotted with stars, I see polluted yellow light along the horizon and clouding my view. I don't even live in a city - I'm in a town. The best place for me to stargaze is in my friend's farm field -...
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    Why haven't aliens contacted Earth? New Fermi Paradox analysis suggests we're not that interesting yet

    I'm not sure we'll ever receive an answer to this paradox, as interesting as it is. I agree that there are more pressing matters in terms of space research and our developing knowledge of the Universe, but this paradox is an interesting thing to think about if you believe in intelligent life...